A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students:
It is usually straightforward to calculate the result of a practical experiment in the laboratory. Estimating the accuracy of that result is often regarded by students as an obscure and tedious routine, involving much arithmetic. An estimate of the error is, however, an integral part of the presenta...
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Zusammenfassung: | It is usually straightforward to calculate the result of a practical experiment in the laboratory. Estimating the accuracy of that result is often regarded by students as an obscure and tedious routine, involving much arithmetic. An estimate of the error is, however, an integral part of the presentation of the results of experiments. 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 analyse 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. At first 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. The author's aim is to make practical classes more enjoyable. Students who use this book will be able to complete their calculations quickly and confidently, leaving time to appreciate the basic physical ideas involved in the experiments |
Beschreibung: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 95 pages) |
ISBN: | 9781139170321 |
DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139170321 |
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spelling | Lyons, Louis Verfasser aut A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students Louis Lyons Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1991 1 online resource (xii, 95 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) It is usually straightforward to calculate the result of a practical experiment in the laboratory. Estimating the accuracy of that result is often regarded by students as an obscure and tedious routine, involving much arithmetic. An estimate of the error is, however, an integral part of the presentation of the results of experiments. 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 analyse 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. At first 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. The author's aim is to make practical classes more enjoyable. Students who use this book will be able to complete their calculations quickly and confidently, leaving time to appreciate the basic physical ideas involved in the experiments Physics / Experiments / Statistical methods Messwertverarbeitung (DE-588)4038804-9 gnd rswk-swf Datenauswertung (DE-588)4131193-0 gnd rswk-swf Fehleranalyse (DE-588)4016608-9 gnd rswk-swf Fehlerrechnung (DE-588)4153837-7 gnd rswk-swf Experiment (DE-588)4015999-1 gnd rswk-swf Messfehler (DE-588)4133270-2 gnd rswk-swf Statistik (DE-588)4056995-0 gnd rswk-swf Datenanalyse (DE-588)4123037-1 gnd rswk-swf Physik (DE-588)4045956-1 gnd rswk-swf Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 gnd rswk-swf Datenanalyse (DE-588)4123037-1 s Experiment (DE-588)4015999-1 s Physik (DE-588)4045956-1 s 1\p DE-604 Statistik (DE-588)4056995-0 s 2\p DE-604 Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 s Fehlerrechnung (DE-588)4153837-7 s 3\p DE-604 Datenauswertung (DE-588)4131193-0 s 4\p DE-604 Messwertverarbeitung (DE-588)4038804-9 s 5\p DE-604 Messfehler (DE-588)4133270-2 s 6\p DE-604 Fehleranalyse (DE-588)4016608-9 s 7\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-41415-9 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-42463-9 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139170321 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 4\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 5\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 6\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 7\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
spellingShingle | Lyons, Louis A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students Physics / Experiments / Statistical methods Messwertverarbeitung (DE-588)4038804-9 gnd Datenauswertung (DE-588)4131193-0 gnd Fehleranalyse (DE-588)4016608-9 gnd Fehlerrechnung (DE-588)4153837-7 gnd Experiment (DE-588)4015999-1 gnd Messfehler (DE-588)4133270-2 gnd Statistik (DE-588)4056995-0 gnd Datenanalyse (DE-588)4123037-1 gnd Physik (DE-588)4045956-1 gnd Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 gnd |
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title | A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students |
title_auth | A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students |
title_exact_search | A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students |
title_full | A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students Louis Lyons |
title_fullStr | A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students Louis Lyons |
title_full_unstemmed | A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students Louis Lyons |
title_short | A practical guide to data analysis for physical science students |
title_sort | a practical guide to data analysis for physical science students |
topic | Physics / Experiments / Statistical methods Messwertverarbeitung (DE-588)4038804-9 gnd Datenauswertung (DE-588)4131193-0 gnd Fehleranalyse (DE-588)4016608-9 gnd Fehlerrechnung (DE-588)4153837-7 gnd Experiment (DE-588)4015999-1 gnd Messfehler (DE-588)4133270-2 gnd Statistik (DE-588)4056995-0 gnd Datenanalyse (DE-588)4123037-1 gnd Physik (DE-588)4045956-1 gnd Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 gnd |
topic_facet | Physics / Experiments / Statistical methods Messwertverarbeitung Datenauswertung Fehleranalyse Fehlerrechnung Experiment Messfehler Statistik Datenanalyse Physik Naturwissenschaften |
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