Accuracy, Precision, Range, and Percent Error

Grade 745 min

Learning Objective

I can differentiate between accuracy and precision and calculate range and percent error.

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Practice

14 min

6 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

A student measures the mass of an object known to be 50.0 grams. Their measurements are 48.5 g, 49.2 g, and 51.1 g. Calculate the percent error of the 48.5 g measurement. Show your work. A student measures the length of a table three times and obtains the following measurements: 1.51 m, 1.49 m, and 1.50 m. Calculate the range of these measurements. Show your work. A chemist performs an experiment and gets the following three results: 10.2°C, 10.1°C, and 10.3°C. The actual value is known to be 10.1°C. Are the chemist's measurements accurate, precise, both, or neither? Explain your answer.

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