Accuracy and Precision
Helpful before this lesson
- Not completed: Measurement Tools and Techniques
- Not completed: The Scientific Method
These topics can make this lesson easier, but you can start now.
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to distinguish between accuracy and precision
- Students will be able to identify systematic and random errors in measurements
- Students will understand how to improve experimental accuracy
Core Concepts
- Accuracy: how close to the true value
- Precision: how reproducible or consistent measurements are
- Systematic vs random errors