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A digital scale is used to measure a block that has a weight of exactly 5.0 kg. Five measurements are recorded, and all of them provide a measurement of 4.9 kg. How could this data best be described?(1 point)
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The precision is high, but the accuracy could be improved.
The precision is high, but the accuracy could be improved.
The accuracy is high, but the precision could be improved.
The accuracy is high, but the precision could be improved.
Both the accuracy and precision are poor.
Both the accuracy and precision are poor.
Both the accuracy and precision are excellent.
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The best description of the data is:
**The precision is high, but the accuracy could be improved.**
This is because all five measurements are consistent with each other (indicating high precision), but they are consistently off from the true weight of 5.0 kg (indicating poor accuracy).
**The precision is high, but the accuracy could be improved.**
This is because all five measurements are consistent with each other (indicating high precision), but they are consistently off from the true weight of 5.0 kg (indicating poor accuracy).
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