can a set of measurements be precise but not accurate? Explain.

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anonymous · Answer

yes, because precise mean that you gather several measurements and they are very close to each other but they are wrong.. accurate means you get measurements and the average is close to the correct value but the measurements are far from each other..

theeric · Answer

@Data_LG2 , I'm going to copy your response, but make two changes! (Deletions) Please let me know if you agree with the correction.

yes, because precise mean that you gather several measurements and they are very close to each other.. accurate means you get measurements and the average is close to the correct value..

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yes, because precise mean that you gather several measurements and they are very close to each other but they CAN BE wrong (inaccurate).. accurate means you get measurements and the average is close to the correct value but the measurements CAN BE far from each other (imprecise)..

anonymous · Answer

@theEric  no problem:) as long as i learn something(^_^)

anonymous · Answer

well that's better:)

theeric · Answer

Haha, I'm glad! @briannajanelle , I hope you see the difference now!

anonymous · Answer

she's offline:(