Errors in Practical Measurement in Science, Engineering, and Technology

Covers all the elements of statistical error analysis in measurement. A step-by-step presentation of how random errors occur when taking measurements, how these errors behave, how measurement errors can be used to determine the reliability of the values, and how to accord weights to different measurements of the same quantity. Provides several appendices including a Frequency Distribution Tabulation Sheet and Arithmetic Probability Paper—two items intended for photocopying.