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Accuracy and Reproducibility of Data

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Accuracy and Reproducibility of Data. What is accuracy ?. Accuracy refers to how close a measurement is to the true or actual value. Example: A dart thrower tries to get the darts as close to the bull's-eye as possible. He wants to make accurate throws. What is reproducibility ?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Accuracy and Reproducibility of Data

Accuracy and Reproducibility of Data

Page 2: Accuracy and Reproducibility of Data

What is accuracy?

Accuracy refers to how close a measurement is to the true or actual value.

Example: A dart thrower tries to get the darts as close to the bull's-eye as possible. He wants to make accurate throws.

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What is reproducibility?

Reproducibility refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other.

Example: A dart thrower throws 4 darts. They are all grouped close to each other. He is reproducing the location of the throws.

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Which are examples of accuracy?

Which are examples of reproducibility?

reproducibilityWhy?

The throws are all grouped close together.

They are not accurate because they are not close to the bull’s-eye.

reproducibility and accuracyWhy?

The throws are all grouped close together and they are close to the bull’s-eye .

not accurate, not reproducibleWhy?

The throws are not close to the bull’s-eye (not accurate) and they are not grouped together (reproducible)