Understanding and Calculating Percent Error
Enhancing your knowledge of percent error, this worksheet guides you through its formula, applications, and implications in various contexts. Develop critical thinking skills as you analyze and evaluate scenarios.
1. What is the formula for calculating percent error? (1 choice)
2. Which of the following are components of the percent error formula? (multiple choice)
3. Explain why the absolute value is used in the percent error formula.
4. List the steps involved in calculating percent error.
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5. Calculate the percent error if the experimental value is 95 and the theoretical value is 100. Show your work.
6. Why is percent error expressed as a percentage? (1 choice)
7. In which scenarios would a high percent error be considered acceptable? (multiple choice)
8. If an experiment yields an experimental value of 48 when the theoretical value is 50, what is the percent error? (1 choice)
9. When analyzing percent error, which of the following should be considered to understand its impact? (multiple choice)
10. Analyze a scenario where a percent error of 15% might be acceptable and explain why.
11. If two experiments have percent errors of 3% and 7%, respectively, which experiment is more accurate? (1 choice)
12. Design an experiment where measuring percent error would be crucial. Describe the experiment and explain how you would use percent error to assess its accuracy.
13. Which factor is most likely to cause a large percent error in a measurement? (1 choice)
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