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Adarsh What is due for Activity 1.1.2

The document outlines a statistical activity involving the plotting of (x,y) data points on a grid and determining the accuracy and precision of a launch device. It describes the process of calculating errors based on the distance from a target and measuring the precision through the diameter of a circle around the data points. Additionally, it lists deliverables required for grading in an engineering notebook, including data, graphs, and group assessments of the device's performance.

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Adarsh What is due for Activity 1.1.2

The document outlines a statistical activity involving the plotting of (x,y) data points on a grid and determining the accuracy and precision of a launch device. It describes the process of calculating errors based on the distance from a target and measuring the precision through the diameter of a circle around the data points. Additionally, it lists deliverables required for grading in an engineering notebook, including data, graphs, and group assessments of the device's performance.

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Finishing 1.1.

● (x,y) data from last class

Intro to Statistics PPT.

To do this you have to understand the difference between PRECISION AND


ACCURACY.

Time to graph
Get one 11" x 17" printed grid paper sheets. Place the origin at the center and
make each box on the coordinate grid 5 inches (count by 5s). This should give
you a graph to plot your x,y points.
After plotting all 12 points use the smallest circle(or ring) that fits around all your
data points. And draw the best fit circle.
Guess the center of the circle and type it here
-10, 10
Now calculate the centroid of by averaging your x and then y coordinates type
the calculated center here
-10, 10

Quantify Accuracy
One way to quantify accuracy is to determine the error between a measured value and
the true, or accepted, value. The target centered at the origin represents the true value.
If the center of a Starburst lands exactly on the coordinates (0, 0), then we can say
there is no error. However, if the center of the Candy does not land exactly on the
coordinates (0, 0), there is a difference between the measured value and the true value.
This difference is an error. But one or two launches doesn’t give us a good sense of the
accuracy (measured by error) of the device. The more launches we look at, the better
our judgment of the device accuracy. If we now consider all of our launch distance
measurements, the following formula can be used to determine the error of the launch
device.
Error = mean of measured values - target value
Calculate the distance from the target (origin of the grid) to the center of the circle
you just calculated. This is considered the device error. Record your device error
2 2
here. Hint distance formula (distance= (𝑥2 − 𝑥1) + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1) )

14.14 in

Quantify Precision
Precision is related to the variation in measurement data due to random errors. These
errors are produced when an operation, such as launching a Starburst, is repeated. One
way to quantify precision is to use a measure of variability. For your launch location
data, the range will be used as an estimate of the precision of your device. A quick
estimate of the range can be found by measuring the diameter of the circle that you
formed around your launch location data points.

Use the circle you formed around your launch location data points to estimate the
precision of your launch device by measuring the diameter of the circle. Record
this value here:
60 inches (multiplied by
5; 12 grid spaces before)
Finally decide as a group if your device was precise, accurate, both, or neither.

Deliverables TO BE GRADED FROM


ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK

In your digital engineering notebook include the following:


Title Slide for the Activity “Fling that Thing”
Original picture of design
Concept stretches from all group members
Decision Matrix
Data for first 12 attempts with distance and feet
Picture of your group's box and whisker
Picture of your updated device if you made changes
Raw data from your second iteration (x,y) for 12 attempts
Picture of your drawn graph with points plotted and circle drawn
And finally stating in your engineering notebook if your device was precise,
accurate, neither, or both.

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