Understanding Measurement Errors in Candy Counting

Imagine you have a big pile of candy and you are trying to count it, but you keep dropping some on the floor. This leads to measurement error, which happens when you count your candy multiple times and get slightly different results. To find the best guess, you take the average of your counts, but you also need to consider uncertainty, which reveals how far off your count could be. If you weigh your candy, the scale might also introduce its own error, leading to error propagation as you combine multiple measurements. Remember, nothing is perfect, but math helps us estimate the truth.