The list shows the results of six athletes competing in the long jump, which has a target distance of 20 feet.

12 feet, 11 feet, 13 feet, 10 feet, 20 feet, 12 feet

Which best describes the results?

a) fairly accurate but not precise

b) fairly precise but not accurate

c) not precise and not accurate

d) fairly precise and fairly accurate

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Stanley Hatfield

14 April, 23:39

The list shows the results of six athletes competing in the long jump, which has a target distance of 20 feet.

12 feet, 11 feet, 13 feet, 10 feet, 20 feet, 12 feet

Which best describes the results?

a) fairly accurate but not precise

b) fairly precise but not accurate

c) not precise and not accurate

d) fairly precise and fairly accurate

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Alexandria Wade · Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option B. We can say that the results listed above are fairly precise but not accurate. Fairly precise because most of the data are close to each other. Not accurate because the data are very from the target value.