Accuracy and Precision in Measurements

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Flashcards focusing on the concepts of accuracy, precision, and percent error in measurements.

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Accuracy

How close a measurement is to the accepted value.

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Precision

How consistently do we get the same measurement.

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Percent Error

Calculated as (Experimental value - Accepted value) / Accepted value x 100.

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Accepted Value =

Experimental Value =

“correct”

gotten from experiment

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