Question

You have a thermometer in your hand and your phone says that the current temperature in your location is 35 degrees C (actual temperature). The
thermometer says that it is 50 degrees C. You repeat 5 trials and record 50 degrees C every time. How would you classify this measurement?
Not accurate because the measurement is not very close to the true value
Accurate because the measurement is really close to the true value
Not accurate because the measurement is consistent across the 5 trials
Accurate because the measurement is consistent across the 5 trials

Answer 1

Not accurate. Accuracy does not deal with consistency. Accuracy deals with the difference between a measured value and its actual value.