When it is stated that these methods are accurate to one or two percent, it does not mean that the computed age is within one or two percent of the correct age. It just means that there is enough accuracy in the measurements to compute t to one or two percentage points of accuracy, where t is the time required to obtain the observed ratio of daughter to parent, assuming no initial daughter product was present at the beginning, and no daughter or parent entered or left the system.
2007-09-27
12:56:57
·
2 answers
·
asked by
Anonymous
in
Education & Reference
➔ Homework Help
Is it saying that the time is not 2% of the actual time, but the accuracy of the measurements are 2%
2007-09-27
12:59:23 ·
update #1
so it is 2% wrong?
2007-09-27
13:12:42 ·
update #2
or 2% right
2007-09-27
13:14:29 ·
update #3