In: Chemistry
Define the terms accuracy and precision. Give examples which illustrate the difference between terms.
* Precision refers to the closeness of various measurements for the same quantity.
* Accuracy is the agreement of a particular value to the true value of the result.
EX: For a true value of 2.00 g.
1 2 average
Student A 1.95 1.93 1.94
Student B 1.94 2.05 1.995
Student C 2.01 1.99 2.00
Student A: Measured values are precise but not acuurate
StudentB : Not precise and not accurate
Student: Precise and acuurate