Accuracy and Precision by Hiraa Sohail - 91094/TCHR/BPC

hiraasohail91094 — 2026-02-13 03:51:39 UTC

The Boiling Point Test: A student tests a thermometer in boiling water. Since the true boiling point of water is 100 , a reading of 99.9 Degree

hiraasohail91094 — 2026-02-13 03:52:44 UTC

In physics, the accepted value for gravity is . If a group of 6th graders runs an experiment and calculates exactly 9.8m/s2

hiraasohail91094 — 2026-02-13 03:57:08 UTC

Microscope Measurements: A biologist measures the width of a cell three times and gets ,12 micro meter 12 micro meter, and 12 micrometer

hiraasohail91094 — 2026-02-13 03:58:38 UTC

A researcher weighs a 10 g chemical sample three times. The scale says ,13.1g,13g, 13.2g , and . Even though the scale is "wrong," it is very

2026-02-13 04:03:30 UTC

Precise
The measurements are consistently close to each other (13.1g, 13g, 13.2g), indicating high precision. However, they are far from the true value of 10g, meaning they are not accurate.