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What's the difference between accuracy and precision?

Matt Anticole · TED

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About

When we measure things, most people are only worried about how accurate, or how close to the actual value, they are. Looking at the process of measurement more carefully, you will see that there is another important consideration: precision. Matt Anticole explains what exactly precision is and how can help us to measure things better. [Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson].

The talk

  1. What's the difference between accuracy and precision? 5 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Matt Anticole
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Medicine and health, Engineering, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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