Table of Contents
Measurements, Numbers, Errors and Statistics
The Nature of Measurement
An Example of Measurement: Weighing a Baby
Components of Measurement
Example: Physical Measurement
Example: Psychological Measurement
The Nature of Precision
A precise measurement is one made with a finely graded scale using instruments and operations that produce a small standard deviation in the measurements.
On the Precision of Numbers
What is the Mean?
Significance of digits in proportions
Which data are more precise?
Which data are more precise?
The Nature of Accuracy
Errors of Measurement
Samuel Morton
Types of Averages: Weighted vs Unweighted
Cranial Capacities of Different Tribes: Unweighted Mean
Cranial Capacities of Different Tribes: Weighted Mean
Types of Averages: Different Transformations
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Author: J.W.Whitlow, Jr.
Email: bwhitlow@camden.rutgers.edu
Home Page: http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/~bwhitlow/Courses/Experimental/exprmntl04.htm
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