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The actual mass of a metal sphere was reported in the manual catalog to be 3.53 kg.
A group of 4 students were assigned to perform an experiment and measure the mass of the sphere each one of them using a different scale or balance.
Student 1 reported 3.6 kg
Student 2 reported 3.5 kg
Student 3 reported 3.12 kg
Student 4 reported 3.476 kg

Which of the four students reported the most precise measurement?
1. Student 1
2. Student 2
3. Student 3
4. Student 4

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The student that gave the most precise measurement is student 2.

What is a precise measurement?

A precise measurement is one that is close together especially when we have a replicate measurement. The measurements that are close together are said to be presence. A measurement is accurate when the measurement is quite close to the true value. Precision ad accuracy are very important in a measurement.

In this case, let us consider the measurement of each student;

  • Student 1 reported 3.6 kg
  • Student 2 reported 3.5 kg
  • Student 3 reported 3.12 kg
  • Student 4 reported 3.476 kg

We can see that the student that gave the most precise measurement is student 2.

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