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ACCURACY VS.

PRECISION
ACCURACY PRECISION
• It is how close a • It states how well repeated
measurement is to the measurements of
correct value for that something generate the
measurement same or similar result.
Therefore, the precision of
measurements refers to
how close together the
measurements are when
you measure the same
thing several times.
ACCURACY VS. PRECISION
ACCURACY VS. PRECISION
ACCURACY PRECISION
• How close the data or results are to the goal • How close the data or results are to each
• Measure of quantity to reality other
• Takes into account the “true value” • Measures how well measurements can be
reproduced
• “Bad results” would be far from the goal
• Doesn’t take into account the “accepted
• Can be determined with a single value”
measurement
• “bad results” would be scattered
• Does not speak about the quality
• Needs several measurements to be
determined
• Speak about the quality
EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS

SYSTEMATIC ERROR RANDOM ERROR ERROR


• Occurs as a result of a • Caused by unpredictable
flaw in the experimental changes in the
design or apparatus experiment
EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS

SYSTEMATIC ERROR RANDOM ERROR ERROR


• are errors caused due • are errors of
to the error in the observation which
instrument, and usually measurement is just as
can be corrected by likely to be larger or
simple calculation of smaller than the true or
improved experiment accepted value.
technique.
SYSTEMATIC ERROR VS. RANDOM ERROR
Common sources of systematic
errors Common sources of random errors
• faulty calibration of • problems estimating a
measuring instruments quantity that lies between
• poorly maintained the graduations (the lines)
instruments on an instrument
• faulty reading of • the inability to read an
instruments by the user. instrument because the
reading fluctuates during
the measurement.
ERRORS IN MEASUREMENT

ABSOLUTE ERROR RELATIVE ERROR


• Difference between the • The Absolute error divided
actual and measured value by the actual
measurement.
• Relative Error= Absolute
error/Measured value

PERCENTAGE ERROR
• Relative Error shown as a percentage
PERCENT ERROR FORMULA
ACTIVITY: PRECISION & ACCURACY

Objectives:
1. 1. Analyze sets of data and decide whether the measurements are precise and/or accurate.
2. 2. Calculate percent error.
The following sets of measurements for the density of a small cylinder of aluminum were given. The “accepted”
density of aluminum is 2.702 g/cm³. SET A SET B
1. Calculate the average value for each set of density.__________________
2.240 g/cm³ 2.700 g/cm³
2. Calculate the % error for each set of values. _______________________
3. Compare the average values for each set with the accepted value: 2.690 g/cm³ 2.705 g/cm³
Which student’s data is more accurate?_________________________ 2.450 g/cm³ 2.703 g/cm³
Which student’s data is more precise?__________________________
2.150 g/cm³ 2.701 g/cm³
4. Compare the percentage error for each set :
Which student’s data is more accurate?_________________________
Which student’s data is more precise?__________________________
1 2 3 4

A. shows high accuracy, low precision


B. shows low accuracy, high precision
C. High accuracy, high precision
D. shows low accuracy, low precision

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