8D.4

Question 1

what is the difference between an error and a mistake

Answer 1

error is something a skilled operated would find difficult to avoid as it is usually a consequence of how the apparatus has been set up and we use to get the reading

while a mistake is something a skilled operator can avoid while being careful

Question 2

what is the meaning of an error

Answer 2

the difference between an experimental value and an accepted and correct value

Question 3

what is the meaning of accuracy

Answer 3

a measure of how close a value is to the accepted or correct value

Question 4

what is the meaning of precision

Answer 4

it is a measure of how close values are together