When we experiment, we always want to think about sources of experimental uncertainty. In the lab...

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  1. When we experiment, we always want to think about sources ofexperimental uncertainty. In the lab \"Measurement and Uncertainty\"you learned about random errors and systematic errors. Let's thinkabout some potential sources of uncertainty in this experiment.

    If the uncertainty is random, fill in R. If it is systematic,fill in S.

    In every trial, a student holds the picket fence so that it istilted slightly to the left as it drops through the photogate.

    In the course of the experiment, the student holds the picketfence pretty close to vertical, but some times there is a slighttilt to either the left or right.

    One student group cannot find their picket fence. The decide tojust drop a tennis ball through the photogate instead.

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1 In every trial a student holds the picket fence so that it is tilted slightly to the left as it drops through the photogate This is a systematic error Here the student tilts the picket fence slightly every time the    See Answer
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