Mathematics and Science

Which of the following is the middle number in a set of data?

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

Which term refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other?

• estimate

• percent error

• accuracy

• precision

If you add up the values in a data set and then divide the sum by the total number of values, the result will be the...

• mean

• median

• mode

• range

Scientists often rely on a(n) _________ when they cannot obtain an exact number

When you ________ measurements, the answer should only have the same number of significant figures as the measurement with the fewest significant figures.

A reliable measurement is both ________ and precise.

Calculating percent error and checking the reasonableness of data are two of the math tools scientists use to analyze _________.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

_________data are data that do not fit with the rest of a data set.

The significant figures in a measurement include all digits measured exactly, plus one_________digit.

A low percent error indicates that the result you obtained is

• accurate

• inaccurate

• an estimate

• anomalous data