We are asked to comment on the accuracy and precision of each of these three sets of results.
Accuracy is the closeness of the measurements to a specific value, while precision is the closeness of the measurements to each other.
The three targets from a rifle range shown below were produced by: (A) the instructor firing a newly acquired target rifle; (B) the instructor firing his personal target rifle; and (C) a student who has fired his target rifle only a few times.
Comment on the accuracy and precision for each of these three sets of results.
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