What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

• A. Accuracy measures how fast you shoot; precision measures bullet velocity.
• B. Accuracy is how close shots are to the target; precision is how consistently shots cluster.
• C. Accuracy refers to the shooter's stance; precision refers to sight alignment.
• D. Accuracy and precision are interchangeable terms.

Answer: (B)

In shooting, accuracy is about how close your shots land to the target center, while precision is about how tightly your shots cluster together, regardless of where that cluster is. If your rounds form a small, tight group exactly at the bullseye, you’re both accurate and precise. If they form a tight group away from the center, you’re precise but not accurate. If the shots are spread out but centered around the bullseye, you’re accurate but not precise. If they’re spread out and not near the center, you’re neither. The statement matches this: accuracy describes closeness to the target, while precision describes consistency in grouping. The other options mix in speed, stance, or sight alignment, or treat the terms as interchangeable, which isn’t how they work.

In shooting, accuracy is about how close your shots land to the target center, while precision is about how tightly your shots cluster together, regardless of where that cluster is. If your rounds form a small, tight group exactly at the bullseye, you’re both accurate and precise. If they form a tight group away from the center, you’re precise but not accurate. If the shots are spread out but centered around the bullseye, you’re accurate but not precise. If they’re spread out and not near the center, you’re neither.

The statement matches this: accuracy describes closeness to the target, while precision describes consistency in grouping. The other options mix in speed, stance, or sight alignment, or treat the terms as interchangeable, which isn’t how they work.