{"id":150121,"date":"2022-03-21T11:06:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T05:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T11:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T05:55:34","slug":"difference-between-accuracy-and-precision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Accuracy and Precision"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Introduction_to_Accuracy_and_Precision\" title=\"Introduction to Accuracy and Precision\">Introduction to Accuracy and Precision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Accuracy_and_Precision\" title=\"Accuracy and Precision\">Accuracy and Precision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Point_Accuracy\" title=\"Point Accuracy\">Point Accuracy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Accuracy_as_the_Percentage_of_Scale_Range\" title=\"Accuracy as the Percentage of Scale Range\">Accuracy as the Percentage of Scale Range<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Accuracy_as_the_Percentage_of_True_Value\" title=\"Accuracy as the Percentage of True Value\">Accuracy as the Percentage of True Value<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Precision\" title=\"Precision\">Precision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Repeatability\" title=\"Repeatability\">Repeatability<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Example_of_Accuracy_and_Precision\" title=\"Example of Accuracy and Precision\">Example of Accuracy and Precision<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#List_Out_the_Difference_Between_Accuracy_and_Precision_in_Tabular_Form\" title=\"List Out the Difference Between Accuracy and Precision in Tabular Form\">List Out the Difference Between Accuracy and Precision in Tabular Form<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/#Important_Concepts_that_Help_to_Understand_the_Difference_between_Accuracy_and_Precision\" title=\"Important Concepts that Help to Understand the Difference between Accuracy and Precision\">Important Concepts that Help to Understand the Difference between Accuracy and Precision<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_to_Accuracy_and_Precision\"><\/span>Introduction to Accuracy and Precision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/chemistry\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision\/\">Accuracy<\/a> is a measure of how close a set of measurements are to each other. Therefore the precision of a set of measurements is a measure of how close the individual measurements are to each other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-150120 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision.jpg\" alt=\"Difference Between Accuracy and Precision\" width=\"606\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision.jpg?v=1647840995 606w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/difference-between-accuracy-and-precision-300x212.jpg?v=1647840995 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accuracy_and_Precision\"><\/span>Accuracy and Precision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Accuracy is the closeness of a measurement to the true value. Precision is the reproducibility of a measurement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Point_Accuracy\"><\/span>Point Accuracy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When a player points their gun at another player, their aim is said to be accurate if their shots hit the player they are aiming at. Therefore more accurate a player&#8217;s aim is, the more likely they are to hit their target.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accuracy_as_the_Percentage_of_Scale_Range\"><\/span>Accuracy as the Percentage of Scale Range<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The accuracy of a measuring device is the percentage of the scale range that the device can measure. For example, if a device can measure from 0 to 100, then the accuracy would be 100%. However If a device can measure from 0 to 10, then the accuracy would be 10%.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accuracy_as_the_Percentage_of_True_Value\"><\/span>Accuracy as the Percentage of True Value<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The accuracy of a measurement is the percentage of the true value of the measurement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Precision\"><\/span>Precision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Precision is the degree of detail in a measurement.<\/li>\n<li>Instrument precision is the degree of detail in the measurement that is possible with the instrument.<\/li>\n<li>Instrument precision is usually specified in terms of the least count or resolution of the instrument.<\/li>\n<li>In practice, the precision of a measurement limited by the random errors in the measurement.<\/li>\n<li>The precision of a measurement usually expressed as the standard deviation of the measurement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Repeatability\"><\/span>Repeatability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ability of a test to produce the same results when it repeated.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example_of_Accuracy_and_Precision\"><\/span>Example of Accuracy and Precision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An example of accuracy and precision is if you are measuring the length of a table and you get a measurement of 96 inches. This would considered accurate because it is close to the actual measurement of the table. However, if you get a measurement of 97 inches, this would be considered precise because it is a more accurate measurement of the table.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_Out_the_Difference_Between_Accuracy_and_Precision_in_Tabular_Form\"><\/span>List Out the Difference Between Accuracy and Precision in Tabular Form<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The table below illustrates the difference between accuracy and precision.<\/p>\n<p>Accuracy Precision 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1<\/p>\n<p>The accuracy of a measurement is the degree of correspondence between the measured value and the actual value. The precision of a measurement is the degree to which repeated measurements of the same quantity agree with one another.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Important_Concepts_that_Help_to_Understand_the_Difference_between_Accuracy_and_Precision\"><\/span>Important Concepts that Help to Understand the Difference between Accuracy and Precision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Accuracy is the degree of correspondence between the measured value and the true value. Therefore precision is the degree of agreement among repeated measurements of the same quantity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Accuracy and Precision Accuracy is a measure of how close a set of measurements are to each other. 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