Checking for Precision

General Physics 1

Submitted to Mr June Rett Aquino

Submitted by Jasper Zitte O. Pabayos

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II. OBJECT: TV STAND
DIMENSION MEASURED: LENGTH (in)

The object that I

decided to measure
is the TV stand’s
length using the
unit inches (in).

MEASURING DEVICES USED:

- STEEL TAPE
- RULER
- TAPE MEASURE

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III. DATA PRESENTATION

Measuring Measurements x-x | x-x|

Device (inches)
30.25 -0.081 0.0066
STEEL 30.29 -0.041 0.0017
TAPE 30.27 -0.061 0.0038
30.25 -0.081 0.0066
30.38 0.049 0.0024
30.38 0.049 0.0024
30.31 -0.021 0.0005
RULER 30.38 0.049 0.0024
30.27 -0.061 0.0038
30.25 -0.081 0.0066
30.25 -0.081 0.0066
TAPE 30.33 0.001 0.0000
MEASURE 30.43 0.099 0.0097
30.40 0.069 0.0047
30.53 0.199 0.0395

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IV. CALCULATIONS & RESULTS

Measuring Measurements x-x | x-x| 2

Device (inches)
30.25 -0.081 0.0066
STEEL 30.29 -0.041 0.0017
TAPE 30.27 -0.061 0.0038
30.25 -0.081 0.0066
30.38 0.049 0.0024
30.38 0.049 0.0024
30.31 -0.021 0.0005
RULER 30.38 0.049 0.0024
30.27 -0.061 0.0038
30.25 -0.081 0.0066
30.25 -0.081 0.0066
TAPE 30.33 0.001 0.0000
MEASURE 30.43 0.099 0.0097
30.40 0.069 0.0047
30.53 0.199 0.0395
∑=
x= 30.33133 0.0972
∑ ̅
SD= √

= =0.006478222in2 = 0.000041967in

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v. DOCUMENTATIONS
The SD is less that 3.0 and is almost equal to 0,
therefore, the measurements and the
measurement devices are PRECISE.