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Sensitivity refers to the ability of a sensor to reproduce a given value repeatedly with a certain accuracy?
Sensitivity refers to the ability of a sensor to reproduce a given value repeatedly with a certain accuracy?
True (A)
The resolution of a sensor is the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the sensed parameter?
The resolution of a sensor is the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the sensed parameter?
False (B)
Hysteresis and backlash are static characteristics of a sensor?
Hysteresis and backlash are static characteristics of a sensor?
True (A)
The response time of a sensor is the time lag between the input and output?
The response time of a sensor is the time lag between the input and output?
Deadband refers to the ratio between the magnitudes of the signal and the noise at the output?
Deadband refers to the ratio between the magnitudes of the signal and the noise at the output?
The sensitivity of a measurement system measures the change in instrument output when the quantity being measured changes by a given amount.
The sensitivity of a measurement system measures the change in instrument output when the quantity being measured changes by a given amount.
The sensitivity of an analog sensor is defined as the change in output per change in input.
The sensitivity of an analog sensor is defined as the change in output per change in input.
Accuracy is a measure of the difference between the measured value and the actual value.
Accuracy is a measure of the difference between the measured value and the actual value.
Calibration errors are a type of bias error created by a non-zero output value when the input is zero.
Calibration errors are a type of bias error created by a non-zero output value when the input is zero.
Precision implies agreement between successive readings and closeness to the true value.
Precision implies agreement between successive readings and closeness to the true value.
