Mastering Science Experiments

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What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

Accuracy is about how correct your data is, while precision (or reproducibility) is how similar and close together your data is.

Explain the concept of reproducibility in relation to data measurement.

Reproducibility refers to how close together your measurements are. It indicates the precision of your data.

Provide an example of a more precise set of measurements.

A set of measurements such as 7.1 cm, 7.2 cm, 7.0 cm, 7.1 cm, 7.2 cm, 7.1 cm, 7.1 cm, 7.0 cm, 7.1 cm, and 7.1 cm would be considered more precise.

What does it mean for data to be accurate?

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How can data be precise but not accurate?

<p>Data can be precise (or reproducible) if measurements are close together, but still not accurate if they are consistently incorrect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

Explain the concept of reproducibility in relation to data measurement.

Provide an example of a more precise set of measurements.

What does it mean for data to be accurate?

How can data be precise but not accurate?

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