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Re:Fitness Trackers Are Only 67% Accurate, New Research Finds by mvonballmo on Saturday March 15, 2025 @05:52AM (#43371370)
I like to say that I don't care if it's inaccurate, as long as it's precise.
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Re:Fitness Trackers Are Only 67% Accurate, New Research Finds by eudhxhdhsb32 on Saturday March 15, 2025 @07:28AM (#43371823)
FYI, precision is an entirely unrelated to accuracy, whether consistent or not.

Precision is basically just how many decimals your measurements have.

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