Students in a class were asked to use a meter stick to measure the distance betw
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Question
Students in a class were asked to use a meter stick to measure the distance between two lamp posts in front of a building. The ground between the two lamp posts is level. The students reported 12 slightly different values. What are 3 significant sources of error in the students' measurements? (Please do not say "human error")Thank you in advance Students in a class were asked to use a meter stick to measure the distance between two lamp posts in front of a building. The ground between the two lamp posts is level. The students reported 12 slightly different values. What are 3 significant sources of error in the students' measurements? (Please do not say "human error")
Thank you in advance
Thank you in advance
Explanation / Answer
Instrumental errors:
The error is due to different calibrations of the scales used by students.
Observational errors:
Wrong observation made by students.