What’s the difference between accuracy and precision? - Matt Anticole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRAFPdDppzs
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-s-the-difference-between-accuracy-and-precision-matt-anticole (Alternate link)
Video, YouTube
When we measure things, most people are only worried about how accurate, or how close to the actual value, they are. Looking at the process of measurement more carefully, you will see that there is another important consideration: precision.
27 May 2015 Edit: 30 October 2017
- Topics:
- Measurement
- NSW Mathematics Standard Stage 6 Syllabus
- Measurement, MS-M1 Applications of Measurement, MS-M1.1 Practicalities of measurement
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