Lab Errors

Question 1

Human Errors

Answer 1

Caused by mistakes, occurs in any stage, unpredictable varies from one person to the next, minimized by careful execution and training

Question 2

Random Error

Answer 2

Inherent, caused by uncontrollable variations, results in scattered data, reduced by multiple trails and averaging data

Question 3

Systematic error

Answer 3

Consistent and predictable. Caused by flaws in the procedure or experiment setup, resulted in consistently skewed data points, reduced by more reliable instruments and

Question 4

What is considered to be a lab error?

Answer 4

Random errors and systematic errors