A Practical Guide to Data Analysis for Physical Science Students - Hardcover

Lyons, Louis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521414156 ISBN 13: 9780521414159

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This textbook is intended for undergraduates who are carrying out laboratory experiments in the physical sciences for the first time. It is a practical guide on how to analyze data and estimate errors. The necessary formulas for performing calculations are given, and the ideas behind them are explained, although this is not a formal text on statistics. Specific examples are worked through step by step in the text. Emphasis is placed on the need to think about whether a calculated error is sensible. Students should take this book with them to the laboratory, and the format is intended to make this convenient. The book will provide the necessary understanding of what is involved, should inspire confidence in the method of estimating errors, and enable numerical calculations without too much effort.

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Book Description

Intended for undergraduates who are carrying out laboratory experiments in the physical sciences for the first time, this textbook on how to analyze data and estimate errors includes the necessary formulas for performing the calculations.

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This book is a practical guide on how to analyze data and estimate errors. The necessary formulae for performing calculations are given, and the ideas behind them are explained, although this is not a formal text on statistics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521414156
• ISBN 13: 9780521414159
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112