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Accuracy vs Precision
What, they are NOT the same?!?!

Goals for today

Determine the difference between accuracy and precision

Review graphing
Learn how to do error calculations

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Accuracy Precision

How close the measurement How repeatable your result was

comes to the true value

You want to be
BOTH PRECISE
AND ACCURATE!

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The lab!

1. (not on sheet) Record room temperature on document.

2. Place an empty 10.0 mL grad. Cylinder on the balance. Zero the
balance
3. Remove grad. Cylinder
4. Add 1.0 mL of water to empty grad. Cylinder. Place on balance
and record
5. Repeat steps 2-3 until 10 mL of water has been reached

Graphing Review: All linear graphs require

Title (Y variable vs X variable)

Axis labels
Units (in title and on axis)
Data points circled (uncertainty)
Best fit line (linear function following y=ax+b)
Points for slope calculations
An accompanying data table

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Mass(units)
Y variable (g) vs vs
Volume (mL) (units)
X variable
Volume
Mass (g)
(mL)
0 0
1.0 1.8
2.0 3.4
3.0 5.3
4.0 7.0
5.0 8.6
Table 1

Mass (g) vs Volume (mL)

Volume
Mass (g)
(mL)
0 0
1.0 1.8
2.0 3.4
3.0 5.3
4.0 7.0
5.0 8.6
Table 1

0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0

Label Volume (mL)

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Mass (g) vs Volume (mL)

10.0 Volume
Mass (g)
(mL)
Look at the highest 0 0
8.0
value to be graphed,
1.0 1.8
and choose an
appropriate scale 2.0 3.4
6.0
Mass (g)

3.0 5.3
4.0 7.0
4.0 5.0 8.6
Table 1

2.0

0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0

Label Volume (mL)

Mass (g) vs Volume (mL)

10.0 Volume
Mass (g)
(mL)
8.0 0 0
1.0 1.8
2.0 3.4
6.0
Mass (g)

3.0 5.3
4.0 7.0
4.0 5.0 8.6
Table 1

2.0

0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
Volume (mL)

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Mass (g) vs Volume (mL)

10.0 Volume
Mass (g)
(mL)
8.0 0 0
1.0 1.8
2.0 3.4
6.0
Mass (g)

3.0 5.3
4.0 7.0
4.0 5.0 8.6
Table 1

2.0

0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
Volume (mL)

Mass (g) vs Volume (mL)

10.0 Volume
Mass (g)
(mL)
P2
8.0 0 0
1.0 1.8
2.0 3.4
6.0
Mass (g)

3.0 5.3
4.0 7.0
4.0 5.0 8.6
Table 1

2.0
P1

0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
Volume (mL)

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Mass (g) vs Volume (mL)

10.0 Volume
Mass (g)
(mL)
P2
8.0 0 0
1.0 1.8
6.0
2.0 3.4
Mass (g)

3.0 5.3
4.0 7.0
4.0
5.0 8.6
Table 1

2.0
P1

0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
Volume (mL)

Legend
E: Experimental Error
Error Calculations O: Observed value
A: Accepted (true) value

Calc #1: Experimental Error Calc #2: Percent Error

=
% =