The following measurements were made by a group of students using the same balance and a 25.00 gram weight.
Trial Mass (g)
1 23.96
2 24.01
3 23.98
4 23.97
The data would be considered:
I) accurate and precise
II) accurate but not precise
III) precise but not accurate
IV) neither precise nor accurate
V) evidence of a systematic error
VI) evidence of large random errors
◦ I only
◦ II and VI
◦ III and V
◦ IV and VI
◦ IV, V, VI