Question

If a set of data is highly precise, what does this indicate about the accuracy of the data?

It indicates that the data must have a low level of accuracy.

It does not indicate anything about the accuracy of the data.

It indicates that the data must have a high level of accuracy.

It indicates that the accuracy of the data cannot be measured.

Answer 1

OH NOT THIS

Answer 2

lol ya i think im in the wrong subject for it

Answer 3

Did they teach about accuracy and precision?
Because most people use them to mean the same thing but if you want to be.. accurate.. or precise... they don't.

Answer 4

its biology but for Math skills

Answer 5

Well, it's a science thing. It can be a math thing too, I guess.

Answer 6

should i go to the science area

Answer 7

Anyway, accuracy is how "correct" your information is. Precision is how many digits you have.

Answer 8

The 1st paragraph of this is informative:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_and_precision

Answer 9

Like if something is 1 inch and I measure it as 2.00000000000 inches I am super precise but not too accurate.

Answer 10

The wikipedia article contradicts Sacapuntas. Read that. It's probably what you want.

Answer 11

Er.. not really...?

Answer 12

I'd go with B based on the wikipedia article (if you trust wikipedia....lol)

Answer 13

i dont use wikipedia because its where people post their information which most likely may not be true

Answer 14

I'd go with B, too, for whatever that's worth.

Answer 15

"The precision[1] of a measurement system, also called reproducibility or repeatability, is the degree to which repeated measurements under unchanged conditions show the same results."
That has nothing to do with the number of digits.

Answer 16

hmph well tht makes some logical sense @BangkokGarrett

Answer 17

Teachers love to go off on wikipedia....but i think wikipedia is pretty damn reliable. I think teacher feel threatened by it or something. Like it's gonna run libraries out of business or something

Answer 18

lol people dont really go to libraries unless its barnes and nobles or something

Answer 19

it was right thnx @BangkokGarrett

Answer 20

or something

Answer 21

Yeah, sort of. If you blindly use Wikipedia and don't think critically about what you're reading-- and you happen to go there after a vandal or spammer or something-- then you're in trouble. I'm not sure if it's so much Wikipedia they hate as "Wikipedia without thinking."

Or they just feel threatened. LIKE MY PHYSICS TEACHER WHO TAUGHT ME THE WRONG THING ABOUT PRECISION APPARENTLY. :D

Answer 22

u r very correct @BangkokGarrett also @SACAPUNTAS