Suppose your weight is52.13kilograms. A scale at a
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Answered question
2022-04-09
Suppose your weight is
52.13
kilograms. A scale at a health clinic gives your weight as
52.31
kilograms. A digital scale at the gym that gives readings to the nearest
0.1
kilogram gives your weight as
52.7
kilograms. Which measurement is more precise? Which is more accurate?
Answer & Explanation
Ian Adams
Skilled2022-04-09Added 163 answers
We say that a measure is accurate when it is close to the real value and that is precise when the measurements of the same item are close to each other.
According to the given information, the measure of the scale at the clinic is closer to the real value than the digital scale of the gym. It means that the more accurate measurement is the one of the clinic scale 52.31.
The digital scale at the gym gives readings to the nearest 0.1, which represents a greater error in the measurement, it means that the more precise measurement is the one of the clinic scale too, 52.31.
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