ACCURACY AND PRECISION CK12

Precision is:

The degree to which repeated measurements under unchanged conditions show the same results

_____ is a measure of how close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value of the quantity being measured.

accuracy

The actual temperature of a refrigerator is 37 deg F. The tested temperature in deg F is 39.1, 39.2, 39.2, and 39.2 respectively. This distribution shows:

high precision

Wendy is using a poorly calibrated electronic balance to measure the mass of a crucible. Her technique in making the measurement is very careful and she repeats it three times. What will likely characterize her measurements?

low accuracy and high precision

The same or similar results in successive measurements is a feature of which measure?

precision

_____ is a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another.

precision