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Introduction to Error Analysis

The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements

By: John R. Taylor

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Paperback | 14 July 1997 | Edition Number 2

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The new second edition of this bestselling text introduces lowerdivision science students to the study of uncertainties in science. This book has been translated into nine languagesand has more adoptions than we can count.Plt;brPgt;This best-selling text by John Taylor, now released in its second edition, introduces the study of uncertainties to lower division science students. Assuming no prior knowledge, the author introduces error analysis through the use of familiar examples ranging from carpentry to well-known historic experiments. Pertinent worked examples, simple exercises throughout the text, and numerous chapter-ending problems combine to make the book ideal for use in physics, chemistry and engineering lab courses. This book has been translated into nine languages, and has more adoptions than we can count.Translated into Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Chinese, Portuguese, Thai and Korean

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Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Preliminary Description of Error Analysis	p. 3
How to Report and Use Uncertainties	p. 13
Propagation of Uncertainties	p. 45
Statistical Analysis and Random Uncertainties	p. 93
The Normal Distribution	p. 121
Rejection of Data	p. 165
Weighted Averages	p. 173
Least-Squares Fitting	p. 181
Covariance and Correlation	p. 209
The Binomial Distribution	p. 227
The Poisson Distribution	p. 245
The Chi-Squared Test for a Distribution	p. 261
Normal Error Integral, I	p. 286
Normal Error Integral, II	p. 288
Probabilities for Correlation Coefficients	p. 290
Probabilities for Chi Squared	p. 292
Two Proofs Concerning Sample Standard Deviations	p. 294
Bibliography	p. 299
Answers to Quick Checks and Odd-Numbered Problems	p. 301
Index	p. 323
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Introduction to Error Analysis

The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements

At a Glance

New Edition

Paperback

Industry Reviews

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How to return your order

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