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4 - Dealing with Uncertainties
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 August 2019
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Errors in data are a part of life for experimenters in science and engineering. This chapter considers the types of errors, including random and systematic error that can occur during an experiment and methods by which uncertainties arising from such errors can be combined. Many worked examples are included in this chapter, as well as exercises for the student to complete
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- Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering StudentsAn Introduction to the Analysis and Presentation of Data, pp. 59 - 84Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019