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A Student's Guide to Data and Error Analysis

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0521119405, 9780521119405, 0521134927, 9780521134927
LCC
QA275.B43 2011
Google Books ID
AEwu62tMshQC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1859729 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
239\239
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

All students taking laboratory courses within the physical sciences and engineering will benefit from this book, whilst researchers will find it an invaluable reference. This concise, practical guide brings the reader up-to-speed on the proper handling and presentation of scientific data and its inaccuracies. It covers all the vital topics with practical guidelines, computer programs (in Python), and recipes for handling experimental errors and reporting experimental data. In addition to the essentials, it also provides further background material for advanced readers who want to understand how the methods work. Plenty of examples, exercises and solutions are provided to aid and test understanding, whilst useful data, tables and formulas are compiled in a handy section for easy reference.

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