LESSON 1: Accuracy and Precision of n = number of trials

Measurements

Relative error - the ratio between the absolute

Two types of measurements error in the true value expressed in percentage

Quantitative measurement- evaluation is that Ea

Er = x 100%
give results as numbers usually with units A
– Units are used as a reference standard for
comparison
Precision
Qualitative measurement - evaluation that is
– is concerned with the reproducibility of the
not expressed in numbers.
measurement
--Subjective evaluation.
– can be either expressed as absolute or relative
deviation.
Accuracy of a numerical value means the
degree of closeness of agreement between such
Absolute deviation – is the difference between
value, and the true value or accepted volume
a single measured value in the average of a set
Position of a numerical value means the of measurements.
agreement between such value, and another
D=|O–M|
obtained by duplicate measurements under
similar conditions. Relative deviation -- is the ratio between the
average of the absolute deviation, and the
average of a set of measurements expressed in
Accuracy percentage.
– concerned with how close a measurement D ave D1+ D +…+ D
comes to the actual dimension or true value of Dr = x 100% where Dave = 2 n

M n
whatever is measured.

- is represented as either absolute or relative

error

Absolute error - the difference between the

measured value (O) or average of a set of
measured values (M) and the true value (A)

Ea = |O – A |

For more than one trial,

O1+O + …+O
Ea = |M – A | where M = 2 n