Types of experimental errors (may not be in test)

Types of experimental errors (may not be in test)

1. Systematic Errors

   • Instrumental error is an error that occurs when an inst fails to work properly
   • Observation error occurs when a person reads the measurements wrong
   • Environmental error is when a person's surrounding leads to inaccurate results
   • Theoretical error is when a person's equations produce a false result.

2. Blunders

   • Example: someone accidentally drops something

3. Random Errors

   • Observational Error is when someone randomly guesses something and guesses it wrong
   • Environmental Error is when a sudden, unpredictable change of weather causes inaccurate readings