A manufacturer-supplied sample of serum glucose is known to contain 85 mg/dL.A co-worker runs a test of the sample on a new piece of laboratory equipment and determines it to be 84 mg/dL.What can be inferred about the new laboratory equipment?

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The equipment is accurate because the measured value (84 mg/dL) is very close to the known value (85 mg/dL). Precision cannot be determined from a single measurement.

A Manufacturer-Supplied Sample of Serum Glucose Is Known to Contain