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accuracy vs precision
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Pedro14
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accuracy vs precision
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Hi there, Today a student of mine has asked me about the difference between the nouns above. I didn �t know so I looked them up in the dictionary and somehow, their meanings overlap. "The quality of being correct". May anyone be so kind to help me explain the difference between them- of there is any? Thanks in advance. |
5 Apr 2016
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http://www.diffen.com/difference/Accuracy_vs_Precision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cl5CeiT7hU
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5 Apr 2016
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yanogator
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Accuracy deals with how close to the "correct" number you are. Precision deals with how finely your number is measured. If I say that my height is 70.0831 inches, that is a very precise measurement (to a ten-thousandth of an inch). Since my height is actually more like 70.5 inches, then the 70.0831 is not very accurate. I hope this helps. Bruce |
5 Apr 2016
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