Data Analysis
for PHY 220
and above
Dr. John Filaseta, Northern
Manual on Data
Analysis
(725 KB): A step by step guide on how to complete data
analysis
(including propagation). Manual content includes basic concepts
and
definitions, specific examples, assignment questions and more. (Requires Acrobat Reader to open.)
Short Summary: Four
Steps to a Meaningful Experimental Result (2 pages): This summary
gives the steps needed to calculate an experimental result with
appropraite total uncertainty; and explains how to determine if the
experimental error was successfully minimized in obtaining the result.
Propagation of
Uncertainty is
a software application that will propagate uncertainty (or error) into
the
final result of the experiment. Note, this application can serve
as a
check on the final answers of the work done by student experimenters
but will
not give a step by step solution.
NKU Software Team: Bryant Dean, Steve Haddix,
Jeremy Hesselbrock, Barry Schweitzer.
Supervisors: John Filaseta, Chuck Frank.