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Is it possible to have measurement that are precise but not accurate?
Yes it is possible. 21.354 inches is very precise but could be inaccurate.
What is an inaccurate result?
One that is heavily rushed and given almost no thought to.
How is it possible to get three precise but inaccurate measurement of the same volume of water?
Definition of Precision: Referring to how close a group of measurements are to each other. Accuracy: Refers to how close the measurement is to the true or accepted value. If the volume of the water was 20 L and I measured it wrong one and got 19, measured it again and got 19, and then measured it a third time and got 19, that would be a PRECISE measurement, since you got the same result three times in a row. It's INACCURATE because it isn't the CORRECT measurement. Hope that helped!
What determine the precision of a calculated result based on measurements?
the precision of the least precise measuement
How is the precision of a calculated result related to the precision of the measurements in the calculations?
The precision of a calculated answer is limited by the least precise measurements used in the calculation.
