Question

1. Explain the difference between accuracy and precision 2. Name a statistical quantity that can be used to indicate an accuracy level. 3. Name a statistical quantity that can be used to indicate a precision level. 4. To what level of accuracy (1 cm, 0.1 cm, 0.01 cm. 0.001 cm) can the ruler used to measure the lengths of the pencil in the above example be read?

Answer 1

Answer:

Accuracy explains the closeness or nearness of a measured or studied quantity to the actual value while precision explains the ability of a measuring device to get the same measured value when measured repeatedly

2 Accuracy is determined by percentage error while precision is by taking the ratio of standard deviation with the individual measurements

3. The accuracy of the ruler is 0.001 cm because that's the least measurement it can take