Measurements and their Uncertainties: A practical guide to modern error analysis

Author:   Ifan Hughes (Department of Physics, University of Durham) ,  Thomas Hase (Department of Physics, University of Warwick)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199566334


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ifan Hughes (Department of Physics, University of Durham) ,  Thomas Hase (Department of Physics, University of Warwick)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9780199566334


ISBN 10:   019956633
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Errors in the physical sciences 2: Random errors in measurement 3: Uncertainties as probabilities 4: Error propagation 5: Data visualisation and reduction 6: Least-squares fitting of complex functions 7: Computer minimisation and the error matrix 8: Hypothesis testing - how good are our models 9: Topics for further summary

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`With the shift from analytic methods to spreadsheet-based techniques, this book will enable students simultaneously to (a) become fluent in the choice and application of appropriate methods (b) understand the underlying principles. ' David Saxon, University of Glasgow `This is a rather beautiful little book.' David J. Hand, International Statistical Review


This is a rather beautiful little book. * David J. Hand, International Statistical Review * With the shift from analytic methods to spreadsheet-based techniques, this book will enable students simultaneously to (a) become fluent in the choice and application of appropriate methods (b) understand the underlying principles. * David Saxon, University of Glasgow *


With the shift from analytic methods to spreadsheet-based techniques, this book will enable students simultaneously to (a) become fluent in the choice and application of appropriate methods (b) understand the underlying principles. David Saxon, University of Glasgow This is a rather beautiful little book. David J. Hand, International Statistical Review


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Ifan Hughes took his BSc at Imperial College London, his DPhil at Oxford University, and undertook post-doctoral research at Oxford, Yale and Sussex. He has been at Durham University since 1999, where he is now a Senior Lecturer. Thomas Hase has been an Associate Professor at Warwick University since 2007. Prior to that, he did his BSc, PhD and post-doctoral research at Durham University.

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