deck 2 Flashcards
1
Q
state what acuracy of a result
A
how close the result is to the true or already known value
2
Q
state what the realiability of a result means
A
is its ablity to replicate mutiple times
[when your results repeat]
3
Q
state what the precision of a result is and give an exsample
A
the precision of a result is decided by the tools used to compleate a measurement -
exsample -a stopwatch mesures down to 0.001 seconds so it is more precise than a clock that only measures down to seconds