These thermometers were all supposed to be showing the same temperature. How would we know which one is correct? There is a range of almost 2oC. Each one might be correct to the nearest 0.1oC but I'd suggest that an uncertainty of +/- 1oC might be more appropriate based on what are effectively repeat readings. We'd need to put them in melting ice and into boiling water to check them properly.
Thursday, 22 December 2016
Callibration problems
These thermometers were all supposed to be showing the same temperature. How would we know which one is correct? There is a range of almost 2oC. Each one might be correct to the nearest 0.1oC but I'd suggest that an uncertainty of +/- 1oC might be more appropriate based on what are effectively repeat readings. We'd need to put them in melting ice and into boiling water to check them properly.