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The document defines accuracy as how close a measurement is to the true value, and precision as the reproducibility of repeated measurements. It provides results from three experiments to determine material densities. The first was fairly accurate with measurements close to 1.24 g/mL and very precise. The second was neither accurate nor precise, with values far from the expected 1.15 g/mL. The third was inaccurate compared to the expected 3.75 g/mL but precisely reproduced measurements around 4.75 g/mL.

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Accuracyprecision Practice

The document defines accuracy as how close a measurement is to the true value, and precision as the reproducibility of repeated measurements. It provides results from three experiments to determine material densities. The first was fairly accurate with measurements close to 1.24 g/mL and very precise. The second was neither accurate nor precise, with values far from the expected 1.15 g/mL. The third was inaccurate compared to the expected 3.75 g/mL but precisely reproduced measurements around 4.75 g/mL.

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Accuracy & Precision Worksheet

Accuracy: refers to how close a measurement is to a true, accepted or target value.


Precision: Refers to the reproducibility of a series of measurements

1. The following measurements were made to determine the density of a material whose value
was, according to the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 1.24 g/mL
Trial #1 1.20 g/mL
Trial #2 1.22 g/mL
Trial #3 1.22 g/mL

a. make a general comment on the accuracy of these results


Overall, their accuracy was fairly good
b. make a general comment on the precision of these results
They were very precise, and their results were all similar
c. what may have caused these results?
They make have gotten the volume down wrong, or the mass
2. The following measurements were made to determine the density of a material whose value
was, according to the handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 1.15 g/mL

Trial #1 0.95 g/mL


Trial #2 1.16 g/mL
Trial #3 1.26 g/mL

a. make a general comment on the accuracy of these results


They were not very accurate at all
b. make a general comment on the precision of these results
They were not precise at all either
c. what may have caused these results?
They might have measured something wrong
2. The following measurements were made to determine the density of a material whose value
was, according to the handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 3.75 g/mL

Trial #1 4.75 g/mL


Trial #2 4.76 g/mL
Trial #3 4.74 g/mL

a. make a general comment on the accuracy of these results


They were not even close to being accurate
b. make a general comment on the precision of these results
However, they are very precise though

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