A student is measuring morning and afternoon temperatures for a school project using a thermal infrared gun instrument. The instrument is calibrated incorrectly and produces a cold bias of 7/10 of a degree in all the temperature measurements. How should the student deal with this error?

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A student is measuring morning and afternoon temperatures for a school project using a thermal infrared gun instrument. The instrument is calibrated incorrectly and produces a cold bias of 7/10 of a degree in all the temperature measurements. How should the student deal with this error?






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