Across
- 5. The type of data using observations that are descriptive only
- 6. Measurements and observations about something
- 7. Changing the zero on an electronic balance
- 8. Average
- 9. The type of error due to a faulty instrument or using it at a temperature it is not designed for
- 11. The type of data you have not found through an experiment; comes from textbooks, internet etc.
- 12. The type of error due to guesswork needed when a measurement falls between an instruments's markings
- 13. Add up all the 'good' values and divide by how many there are
Down
- 1. The type of data you collect yourself from an experiment
- 2. The type of error caused by not having your eye directly in line with the measurement
- 3. The error due to instrument giving a small reading when it should read zero
- 4. Can be avoided with care;are not errors
- 5. The type of data containing measurements that use numbers (and usually units)
- 10. Small changes to measurements that cannot be avoided, even with care
