Question

An accurate measurement implies that

• A. the spread of the readings are broad around the mean value
• B. the spread of the readings are narrow around the mean value
• C. the mean value of the readings is always lower than the true value
• D. the mean value of the readings is always higher than the true value
• E. the closeness of the mean of the readings to the true value

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

As we know, accuracy refers to the closeness of a measured value to a standard or true value. So, a accurate measurement is the closeness of measured value (mean of measured values) to true value.