NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wibig, Tadeusz; Dam-o, Punsiri – Physics Education, 2013
We would like to share with you our ongoing experiences with "hands-on statistics" lessons we have recently carried out. We have developed a new experimental path for teaching young students using fundamental concepts of "statistics": uncertainty of the measurement, the uncertainty of the mean, the mean itself, etc. The methods…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Measurement Techniques, Science Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Peterlin, Primoz – European Journal of Physics, 2010
Two methods of data analysis are compared: spreadsheet software and a statistics software suite. Their use is compared analysing data collected in three selected experiments taken from an introductory physics laboratory, which include a linear dependence, a nonlinear dependence and a histogram. The merits of each method are compared. (Contains 7…
Descriptors: Physics, Introductory Courses, Science Instruction, College Science
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hodges, Laurent – Physics Today, 1975
Analyzes the commercial energy statistics of the world by dividing the nations into three groups: developed market economy, developed planned economy, and developing nations. (GS)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Energy, Graphs, Physics