# What's the difference between accuracy and precision?

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_anticole_what_s_the_difference_between_accuracy_and_precision)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. \[Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [What's the difference between accuracy and precision?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/matt_anticole_what_s_the_difference_between_accuracy_and_precision/356a24951ec1), 5 min (TED's player)