Zero Error
Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A zero error is a type of systematic error, caused by a measuring instrument not being calibrated.
About Zero Errors
- A zero error may be found when plotting the scatter graph for an experiment where it is known the two variables should be directly proportional but they appear to only in a linear relationship having a y-intercept that is not zero.
- A zero error can be corrected by calibrating the measuring instruments before an experiment.
References
AQA
- Zero errors, page 12, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
- Zero errors, page 13, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Zero errors, page 13, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Chemistry, CGP, AQA
- Zero errors, page 13, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
- Zero errors, page 289, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Zero errors, page 34, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Zero errors, page 5, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Zero errors, page 5, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Zero errors, page 6, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Edexcel
- Zero errors, page 13, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
- Zero errors, page 13, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel
- Zero errors, page 13, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel
- Zero errors, page 6, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Zero errors, page 6, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel