1 Question Uncertainty Quiz

     1)     Students on a fieldtrip to the forest are asked to measure the height of a certain sapling.  Here are their measurements.

Student	Measurement
1	2.893 m
2	2.866 m
3	2.885 m
4	289.0 cm
5	2.794 m

     a)     Calculate the absolute uncertainty using method 1.

     b)     If the students were given a metre stick with cm as the smallest increment, what is the absolute uncertainty?

     c)     Calculate the relative uncertainty from you answer 1a).