I have a low tolerance for precise inaccuracy, though I’ve been in such situations more often than I care to admit. The upside is that it’s like an epiphany when awareness hits (or someone hits me ...

Precision can be defined as the closeness in agreement of results during a series of repeat measurements under presumed identical conditions. These results are often expressed as a standard deviation.

JACQUES-BÉNIGNE BOSSUET, the 17th century French bishop and pulpit orator, once said “Every error is truth abused.” He was referring to man’s foibles, of ...

Students distinguish between accuracy and precision of measurements. Accuracy, Precision, and Significant Digits: Students distinguish between accuracy and precision of measurements and make ...

Purpose: The precision and accuracy of two blood glucose meters were evaluated using finger and forearm blood samples. Methods: Duplicate blood glucose measurements on the same forearm and finger as ...

This article is the second in the PRTD (platinum resistance temperature detector) application series. (Part 1 can be found here.) It explains how to achieve precision, wide-range temperature ...

As any good Internet commenter will know, accuracy and precision are two subtly different things. But how do they differ, and why is it important? In fact, accuracy is a measure of closeness while ...