University:
West Coast University
Course:
SCI 210 | Survey of Science and Technology
Academic year:

2022
Views:

204

Pages:

2
Author:

Michael Haley

EXERCISE 4: ACCURACY AND PRECISION Determine whether the following statements are accurate, precise, both, or neither. Circle your answer. 1. During gym class, four students decided to see if they could beat the norm of 45 sit-ups in one minute. The first student did 64 sit-ups, the second did 69, the third did 65, and the fourth did 67. Accurate Precise Neither Both 8. The average score for the 5th-grade math test is 89.5. The top 5th graders took the test and scored 89, 93, 91, and 87. Accurate Precise Neither Both 9. supposed to be 90 °F, even though the average temperature for September is 75 °F. Accurate Precise Neither Both 10. Four friends decided to play horseshoes. They took a picture of their results. Horseshoes thrown at a stake. Accurate Precise Neither Both 11. A local grocery store held a contest to see who could most closely guess the number of pennies inside a large jar. The first six people guessed the numbers 735, 209, 390, 300, 1005, and 689. The grocery clerk said the jar actually contains 568 pennies. Accurate Precise Neither Both