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Repeated tests for reliability

Distinguish between precision (consistency of repeated readings) and accuracy (closeness to true value), use significant figures and standard form correctly, and choose and use appropriate measuring instruments to minimise uncertainty

Typical age: 1112 years

If your child weighed the same stone five times and got very similar answers but they were all slightly too high, could they explain the difference between being precise and being accurate — and why having lots of repeats doesn’t always fix the problem?

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