Question

Carlos is playing darts. He throws a dart at the bullseye, but it hits the outer ring of the dartboard instead. He aims for the bullseye again and throws a second dart. What does the second throw indicate about his accuracy and precision?

1. A throw that hits the bullseye shows poor accuracy but high precision.
2. A throw that hits the bullseye shows high accuracy but poor precision.
3. A throw that hits the outer ring shows high accuracy and high precision.
4. A throw that hits the outer ring shows poor accuracy and poor precision.

Answer 1

Answer: A throw that hits the bullseye shows high accuracy but poor precision.

Explanation: Accuracy can be defined as being free from mistake arising as a result of carefulness

While

Precision is the ability to reproduce the same results consistently.

With his first throw, he was not accurate as his aim was for the bulleyes but the dart hit the outer ring of the of the dartboard. Nothing can be said for the first throw based on precision as no previous throw can be used to measure it.

With the second throw, he was accurate as his target was met but there was no precision as the first throw hit the outer part of the dartboard.