Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Errors and uncertainties

Errors and uncertainties — practice question

A steel rule may be read to the nearest millimetre. It is being used to determine the length of a bar whose actual length is $895\,\text{mm}$. A series of repeat measurements produces these readings. length/mm: $892, 891, 892, 891, 891, 892$. Do these readings show accuracy and precision to within $1\,\text{mm}$?

  • Aresults are accurate to within 1 mm: no; results are precise to within 1 mm: no
  • Bresults are accurate to within 1 mm: no; results are precise to within 1 mm: yes
  • Cresults are accurate to within 1 mm: yes; results are precise to within 1 mm: no
  • Dresults are accurate to within 1 mm: yes; results are precise to within 1 mm: yes

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