Dealing with Uncertainties – A Guide to Error Analysis

Drosg, Manfred3-3-540-29606, 978-3-540-29606-5

Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Dealing with Uncertainties……Page 3
Preface……Page 6
Foreword by the Translator……Page 8
Prolog. Seven Myths in Error Analysis……Page 9
Contents……Page 11
1 Introduction……Page 13
2 Basics on Data……Page 18
3 Basics on Uncertainties (Errors)……Page 26
4 Radioactive Decay, a Model for Random Events……Page 43
5 Frequency and Probability Distributions……Page 60
6 Deductive Approach to Uncertainty……Page 79
7 Correlation……Page 98
8 Dealing With Internal Uncertainties……Page 127
9 Presentation and Estimation of Uncertainties……Page 146
10 Feedback of Uncertainties on Experiment Design……Page 157
Solutions……Page 174
Index……Page 182