Question

Explain the difference between accuracy and precision.

Answer 1

Accuracy and precision are alike only in the fact that they both refer to the quality of measurement, but they are very different indicators of measurement. Accuracy is the degree of closeness to true value. Precision is the degree to which an instrument or process will repeat the same value

Answer 2

Accuracy is the degree of closeness to true value.

Precision is the degree to which an instrument or process will repeat the same value.

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