Title Data Analysis : Statistical and Computational Methods for Scientists and Engineers Author(s) Brandt, Siegmund Publication New York, NY, Springer New York, 1999. Description XXXIV, 652 p : online resource Abstract Note 1. 1 Typical Problems of Data Analysis Every branch of experimental science, after passing through an early stage of qualitative description, concerns itself with quantitative studies of the phe?? nomena of interest, i. e. , measurements. In addition to designing and carrying out the experiment, an importal1t task is the accurate evaluation and complete exploitation of the data obtained. Let us list a few typical problems. 1. A study is made of the weight of laboratory animals under the influence of various drugs. After the application of drug A to 25 animals, an average increase of 5 % is observed. Drug B, used on 10 animals, yields a 3 % increase. Is drug A more effective? The averages 5 % and 3 % give practically no answer to this question, since the lower value may have been caused by a single animal that lost weight for some unrelated reason. One must therefore study the distribution of individual weights and their spread around the average value. Moreover, one has to decide whether the number of test animals used will enable one to differentiate with a certain accuracy between the effects of the two drugs. 2. In experiments on crystal growth it is essential to maintain exactly the ratios of the different components. From a total of 500 crystals, a sample of 20 is selected and analyzed ISBN,Price 9781461214465 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. Mathematical Methods in Physics 4. Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation 5. PHYSICS 6. Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary 7. Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance 8. Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences 9. Statistics?? Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I04629     On Shelf