According to the US Mint, a nickel is manufactured with a mass of 5.000 g. The t

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According to the US Mint, a nickel is manufactured with a mass of 5.000 g. The three data sets below contain the masses recorded when weighing a nickel. Place the best label on each data set.

Set 1                 Set 2                Set 3

5.085 g           5.020 g           5.075 g

4.912 g           4.985 g           5.062 g

5.000 g           4.992 g           5.040 g

Best precision, but not the best accuracy _______

Best accuracy, but not the best precision ________

Best accuracy and precision ________

Best precision, but not the best accuracy _______

Best accuracy, but not the best precision ________

Best accuracy and precision ________

Explanation / Answer

Classification of the sets of results on precision (how close the values are to each other) and accuracy (how close are values to the actual value) are,

Best precision, but not the best accuracy : Set 1

Best accuracy, but not the best precision : Set 2

Best accuracy and precision : Set 3

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