Question

Assume that a scientist is measuring mass in an experiment, The balance she is using is not set at zero so it always measures mass a little too high. What type of error does this cause in the data? Select one:A. Random errorB. observer errorC. SystematicD. None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

$C\text{ : Systematic}$

Explanation:

Here, we want to get the type of error associated with the experiment

From what we have in the question, we can see that the error is due to the measuring apparatus. Thus, we can identify a zero error

Zero errors are a type of systematic error

Thus, the correct answer choice here is that there would be a systematic error in the data