Question

maya tried to hit four golf balls into a hole marked with a flag. the diagram shows where the golf balls landed.

which best describes mayas results?

• high precision, low accuracy
• low precision, high accuracy
• high precision, high accuracy
• low precision, low accuracy

Explanation:

Define accuracy and precision

Using the Scientific Method knowledge point, we analyze experimental results using two key concepts:

• Accuracy refers to how close a set of measurements or attempts is to the true, intended target (the hole with the flag).
• Precision refers to how close the measurements or attempts are to each other, showing consistency.

Analyze the target distance

The intended target is the golf hole marked with the red flag. Looking at the green, all four golf balls landed far away from the hole, clustered on the far left side. Because they are far from the target, the results have low accuracy.

Analyze the consistency of the shots

Even though the golf balls are far from the hole, the four balls are clustered very tightly together in a neat group. Because the shots are highly consistent and close to one another, the results have high precision.

Determine the best description

Combining our observations:

• The shots are clustered tightly together \(

ightarrow\) high precision.

• The shots are far from the target hole \(

ightarrow\) low accuracy.

Therefore, Maya's results are best described as high precision, low accuracy.

Answer:

• high precision, low accuracy (Correct answer)
• low precision, high accuracy
• high precision, high accuracy
• low precision, low accuracy