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Download full textMoore, Michael – 1985
With the help of widely available microcomputers, it is possible to demonstrate certain statistical phenomena which students of statistics are usually expected to take on faith. Two demonstrations are described. In the first demonstration, three common types of sampling (simple random, biased, and stratified-random) are used to compare statistics…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Error of Measurement
Peer reviewedDeacon, Christopher G. – Physics Teacher, 1992
Describes two simple methods of error analysis: (1) combining errors in the measured quantities; and (2) calculating the error or uncertainty in the slope of a straight-line graph. Discusses significance of the error in the comparison of experimental results with some known value. (MDH)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Goodness of Fit, High Schools, Higher Education
