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: A '''zero error''' may be found when plotting the [[Scatter Graph|scatter graph]] for an [[experiment]] where it is known the two [[variable]]s should be [[Directly Proportional|directly proportional]] but they appear to only be [[proportional]] have a [[y-intercept]] that is not zero.
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: A '''zero error''' may be found when plotting the [[Scatter Graph|scatter graph]] for an [[experiment]] where it is known the two [[variable]]s should be [[Directly Proportional|directly proportional]] but they appear to only in a [[Linear Relationship|linear relationship]] having a [[y-intercept]] that is not zero.
 
: A '''zero error''' can be corrected by [[calibrate|calibrating]] the [[Measuring Instrument|measuring instruments]] before an [[experiment]].
 
: A '''zero error''' can be corrected by [[calibrate|calibrating]] the [[Measuring Instrument|measuring instruments]] before an [[experiment]].
  

Latest revision as of 15:27, 5 December 2021

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

OCR

Zero errors, page 6, Gateway GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR
Zero errors, pages 107, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR