Module 5 - UM
This Module is mostly concerned with fitting data to models, both by hand and by using least-squares techniques. It emphasises the visual display of data. The module introduces:
- Independent and dependent variables of a dataset
- Residuals of a fit
- Sum of the squares of the residuals
- Method of least squares
- Degrees of freedom of a fit
- Chi-squared
- Effective variance method
- Materials
- Uncertainty in Physical Measurements Module 5 Student Guide Student Guide
- Uncertainty Module 5 - Equipment List Equipment List and Setup