A Student's Guide to Data and Error Analysis

Herman J. C. Berendsen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands)

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English

Cambridge University Press
07 April 2011

Mathematical foundations; Probability & statistics; Maths for scientists; Maths for engineers

Series: Student's Guides

All students taking laboratory courses within the physical sciences and engineering will benefit from this book, whilst researchers will find it an invaluable reference. This concise, practical guide brings the reader up-to-speed on the proper handling and presentation of scientific data and its inaccuracies. It covers all the vital topics with practical guidelines, computer programs (in Python), and recipes for handling experimental errors and reporting experimental data. In addition to the essentials, it also provides further background material for advanced readers who want to understand how the methods work. Plenty of examples, exercises and solutions are provided to aid and test understanding, whilst useful data, tables and formulas are compiled in a handy section for easy reference.

By: Herman J. C. Berendsen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen The Netherlands)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780521119405
ISBN 10: 0521119405
Series: Student's Guides
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 07 April 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Herman Berendsen is Emeritus Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His research started in nuclear magnetic resonance but focused later on molecular dynamics simulations on systems of biological interest. He is one of the pioneers in this field and, with over 35,000 citations, is one of the most quoted authors in physics and chemistry. He has taught courses in molecular modeling worldwide and authored the book Simulating the Physical World (Cambridge, 2007).

Reviews for A Student's Guide to Data and Error Analysis

"""Overall, this would be a nice text or reference to accompany a short course in statistics for undergraduate science or engineering..also useful for researchers desiring a primer or review...Recommended."" - CHOICE"