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4 - Dealing with Uncertainties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2019

Les Kirkup
Les Kirkup
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University of Technology, Sydney
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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 Students
An Introduction to the Analysis and Presentation of Data
 , pp. 59 - 84
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Dealing with Uncertainties
  • Les Kirkup, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students
  • Online publication: 24 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108290104.006
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  • Dealing with Uncertainties
  • Les Kirkup, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students
  • Online publication: 24 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108290104.006
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  • Dealing with Uncertainties
  • Les Kirkup, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students
  • Online publication: 24 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108290104.006
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