Question

which term describes how well the results of a measurement agree with the accepted value as measured by competent exper

○ control

○ variance

○ accuracy

○ precision

Explanation:

• "Control" refers to a standard for comparison in an experiment, not about measurement agreement with an accepted value.
• "Variance" is a measure of how far a set of numbers is spread out, not related to agreement with an accepted value.
• "Accuracy" is defined as how well the results of a measurement agree with the accepted (true) value.
• "Precision" refers to how close repeated measurements are to each other, not to the accepted value.

Answer:

C. accuracy