A stopwatch reads 0.2 s before it is started. All times measured with it are:

  1. more precise
  2. correct on average
  3. 0.2 s too small — a random error
  4. 0.2 s too large — a systematic error
Answer

D) 0.2 s too large — a systematic error

Subtract the zero error from every reading. SLO P-11-A-05 · Application

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