Question

Accuracy is
Responses
A how close the measurement is the actual valuehow close the measurement is the actual value
B how close multiple measurements are to each otherhow close multiple measurements are to each other
C never achievablenever achievable
Question 2
If multiple measurements are taken and they vary quite a bit from each other, the measurements are
Responses
A preciseprecise
B not precisenot precise
C accurateaccurate
Question 3
If multiple measurements are taken and they are all very close to each other, but they are not close to the actual value, it can be describes as
Responses
A accurate and preciseaccurate and precise
B accurately impreciseaccurately imprecise
C precisely inaccurateprecisely inaccurate
D inaccurate and impreciseinaccurate and imprecise

Answer 1

Question 1: A — how close the measurement is to the actual value (accuracy).

Question 2: B — not precise (measurements vary a lot from each other).

Question 3: C — precisely inaccurate (measurements are consistent with each other but far from the true value).