#2696: Precision vs Accuracy
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[The comic shows a table with 3 rows and 3 columns. Each row and column has a label, and then nine statements are given for the 3x3 grid.]
| High accuracy |
Medium accuracy |
Low accuracy | |
| High precision |
Barack Obama was president for 70,128 hours | Barack Obama weighs as much as 17.082 cats | Barack Obama is 70.128 feet tall |
| Medium precision |
Most cats have 4 legs | Barack Obama is 6'1" | Barack Obama has 4 legs |
| Low precision |
Most cats have legs | Barack Obama has fewer legs than your cat | Barack Obama's cat has hundreds of legs |
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:'Barack Obama is much less likely than the average cat to jump in and out of cardboard boxes for fun' is low precision, but I'm not sure about the accuracy.