Research Summary Sheet - Template

Instructions:
Complete the following form for each artifact that validates your problem statement.
Source (APA format):
Roberts, D. (n.d.). Error in Measurement. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
Artifact Summary:
Summarize in your own words. Highlight the key pieces, including features and benefits.
This source brings attention to calculating different types of error. The error analysis goes
beyond the set number we , as humans, were off by in accordance to the actual distance.
Tolerance , absolute error , relative error, and percent error. There are formulas which this site
presents to calculate each of these.
Artifact Critique:
How does the artifact provide validity, conflict, or the need for further research? What
unique aspect does the artifact add to your overall research?
The article states to most important way to get an accurate measurement is to use a
highly precise tool. Parallax ,which means looking at something at angle which makes the
reading inaccurate as opposed to looking at something straight on. A device at provides a
measurement will not be subject to parallax because it is a machine

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