Types of Error

Question 1

What are the 2 categories of error?

Answer 1

• Random Error

* Systematic Error

Question 2

What is systematic error?

Answer 2

your measurements of the same thing will vary in predictable ways as the error is caused by the measuring equipment

Question 3

What is Random error?

Answer 3

an error in measurement caused by factors which vary from one measurement to another. The error is unpredictable

Question 4

What is an example of systematic error?

Answer 4

Zero error

Question 5

What is zero error?

Answer 5

When a measuring system gives a false reading when the true value of a measured quantity is zero

Question 6

What are examples of random error?

Answer 6

• Parallax Error

* Environmental Errors

Question 7

What is parallax error

Answer 7

Parallax error is caused by a student not reading the measurement at eye level. It can lead to the reading being too high or too low.

Question 8

What are environmental errors?

Answer 8

Random and uncontrollable changes in an environment (such as temperature) that may cause the result to be innacurate