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Practical Skills Retrieval

The document discusses key terms related to accuracy and precision in scientific experiments including accuracy, error, precision, and uncertainty. It provides definitions of these terms and discusses factors that could make experiments inaccurate or imprecise as well as methods for improving accuracy and precision such as calibration, repetition, and using more precise instruments.

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Practical Skills Retrieval

The document discusses key terms related to accuracy and precision in scientific experiments including accuracy, error, precision, and uncertainty. It provides definitions of these terms and discusses factors that could make experiments inaccurate or imprecise as well as methods for improving accuracy and precision such as calibration, repetition, and using more precise instruments.

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Retrieval Practice

Topic 0: Practical Skills

1. Complete the quick quizzes from memory


2. Fill in the blank KO pages from memory
3. Answers are on the subsequent slides
1. Key terms Knowledge Organiser: Paper 3
Keyword Definition Why might an experiment How can you improve
be inaccurate/unprecise accuracy/precision (i.e. decrease
(i.e. halve large errors and errors and uncertainties)?
uncertainties)?

1 Accuracy
2 Error
3 Precision
4 Uncertainty
1. Key terms Knowledge Organiser: Paper 3
Keyword Definition Why might an experiment How can you improve
be inaccurate/unprecise accuracy/precision (i.e. decrease
(i.e. halve large errors and errors and uncertainties)?
uncertainties)?

1 Accuracy Accuracy is (a • Systematic error • Calibrate/zero


measure of) how • Not calibrated equipment
close a measured/ • Parallax error • Check for zero errors.
calculated value is • Read at eye level/use
to the true value a marker
• Use a wide range of
2 Error An error is the measurements
difference between • Repeat and calculate
the (measured) mean (which reduces
result and the true the effect of random
value error).
1. Key terms Knowledge Organiser: Paper 3
Keyword Definition Why might an experiment How can you improve
be inaccurate/unprecise (i.e. accuracy/precision (i.e.
halve large errors and decrease errors and
uncertainties)? uncertainties)?

3 Precision Precision is (a • The instrument • Repeats so anomalies


measure of) the being used to make can be spotted
consistency of values the measurement • Use equipment with
obtained by repeated • The way in which greater precision OR
measurements the measurement is increase the
made measurement (e.g.
• The quantity longer distance, mass
measured not of multiple objects,
4 Uncertainty An uncertainty is the being constant multiple time
interval/range in
which the (true) value • The effect of periods) to reduce
reaction time %U
can be considered to
lie • Thinner markers/rays
of light
• Measure at different
angles/planes.
3. Uncertainties Knowledge Organiser: Paper 3
1 What is the A single measurement? A range of measurements? Multiple measurements of the
absolute same value?
uncertainty
in…

2 How do you Fractional uncertainty? Percentage uncertainty? Percentage difference?


determine…

3 How do you Added? Subtracted? Multiplied? Divided? Raised to a


combine power?
uncertainties
when
quantities are…

4 How do you
use %U and %D
to assess
accuracy?
3. Uncertainties Knowledge Organiser: Paper 3
1 What is the A single measurement? A range of measurements? Multiple measurements of the
absolute same value?
uncertainty
in… half the half the range half the
resolution of resolution of
the instrument the instrument
2 How do you Fractional uncertainty? Percentage uncertainty? Percentage difference?
determine…

3 How do you Added? Subtracted? Multiplied? Divided? Raised to a


combine power?
uncertainties
when
quantities are… Add the Add the Add the Add the Multiply the
absolute absolute percentage percentage percentage
uncertainties uncertainties uncertainties uncertainties uncertainty by
the power
4 How do you
use %U and %D
Find % U and % D for final value, then:
to assess • If %U > %D, it is accurate.
accuracy? • If %U < %D, it is inaccurate.

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