Name: Reyes, Chloe Nicole M Grade and Section: 12 - Faith

Errors and Uncertainty

1. Identify the type of errors evident in the following scenarios. Briefly explain your answer.
RE- Random Error
SE- Systematic Error

a. Marina tried to measure the thickness of her Physics textbook which is originally 2
centimeters thick. Her measurement readings for three consecutive trials are 20 cm, 19
cm and 21 cm. She mistakenly read 20 cm instead of 2 cm.

Random Error – In this scenario, Marina made a random error since she
mistakenly read the wrong measurement. Error is caused by careless measurement.

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b. Your group was tasked to measure the length of your corridor. One of your classmates

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recorded the length to be 20 meters, another said its 24.5 meters and for you its 18.33

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meters long.

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Random Error – Having different recorded measurements with my classmates
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can be the result of a random error. It can be careless measurement or doing the wrong
technique since the results have no pattern or they are inconsistent.
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c. A dress maker took the body measurement using stretched tape measure and forwarded
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to her master cutter. The master cutter drafted the pattern of the given measurement
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and returned the cut cloth. Upon fitting in, the owner of the dress finds it too tight short.

Systematic Error - In this situation, the problem may be caused by systematic

error to the part of the dress maker since she took the body measurements using
stretched tape measure. This is an example of error caused by wrong calibration of the
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instrument.
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2. Problem Solving:
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In an experiment, 10 trials were done to determine the range of the projectile. The
measurement for the range of the projectile in centimeters are as follows:
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 Trial Measurement Trial Measurement
1 134.8 6 134.8

2 134.9 7 134.7

3 133.9 8 135.5

4 135.2 9 135.3

5 135.1 10 135.4

Determine the (a) mean, (b) variance, (c) standard deviation, and (d) measured range of the
projectile. (Show your complete solution.)

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1. Mean
134.8 + 134.9 + 133.9 + 135.2 + 135.1 + 134.8 + 134.7 + 135.5 + 135.3 + 135.4

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Mean =
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= 134. 96 cm

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2. Variance
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(134.8 − 134.96)2 + (134.9 − 134.96)2 + ( 133.9−134.96)2 + ( 135.2 − 134.96)2 + ( 135.1 − 134.96)2 +

(134.8−134.96)2 + (134.7 − 134.96)2 + (135.5−134.96)2 + (135.3−134.96)2 + (135.4 − 134.96 )2

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= 1.924/10 = 0.1924 𝑐𝑚2
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3. Standard Deviation
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√0.1924 = 0.44 cm

4. Measured Range of Projectile

134.96 ± 0.44cm
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Range: 134.52 to 135.4 cm

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