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Chapter 7: How to Measure and Analyze Data

      https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814556682_0007Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
      Abstract:

      The following sections are included:

      • Some Hints for Experiments

        • Imagine the whole procedure of measurements before making the measurements

        • You do not need to make each measurement very precisely

        • Record the data

        • Measurements with a vernier

      • Measurement Errors and Significant Figures

      • Statistical Errors

      • Errors in Indirect Measurements and Error Propagation

      • Best-fit to a Linear Function

      • Best-fit to a Logarithmic Function

      • Summary