MEASUREMENT AND ERROR. A Short Cut to all your Error Analysis Needs Fall 2011 Physics Danielle McDermott
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1 MEASUREMENT AND ERROR A Short Cut to all your Error Analysis Needs Fall 2011 Physics Danielle McDermott
2 Estimating Errors in Measurements The term error refers to the uncertainty in our measurements. Analog Devices: For a measurement with a ruler, triple-beam balance, or other device with a continuous scale, the precision and accuracy depend on the user. YOU will have to judge how accurately you can measure based on the given scale. Digital Devices: For a measurement with an instrument with a digital readout, the reading error is "± one-half of the last digit." We would write the temperature as ± 0.05 degrees C.
3 Estimating Errors in Measurements The term error refers to the uncertainty in our measurements. For rulers, assume an uncertainty of half the smallest mark. Half of 0.1 cm = 0.05 cm L = ± 0.05 cm
4 Absolute Error Value Absolute Error Relative Error L L cm 0.05 cm L = ± 0.05 cm Absolute Error has the same units as the value.
5 Relative Error Value Absolute Error Relative Error L L L/ L cm 0.05 cm 0.2 % L = ± 0.05 cm Relative Error is a percentage of the value. R= L/ L=0.05 /24.21 = = 0.2 %
6 Accuracy vs. Precision Accuracy: How well does your measurement match the predicted value? Precision: Do your data points fall w/in a small range?
7 Rounding Errors + Sig Figs AFTER you've calculated the error, you need to take care of significant figures in your value: 1) Conventionally,.499 rounds down (to 0) but.500 rounds up (to 1). 2) Your error value should be rounded to one significant figure* L=0.537 L=0.5 L=6.537 L=7
8 Rounding Errors + Sig Figs AFTER you've calculated the error, you need to take care of significant figures in your value: 1) Conventionally,.499 rounds down (to 0) but.500 rounds up (to 1). 2) Your error value should be rounded to one significant figure* L=0.537 L=0.5 L=0.137 L=0.14 L=6.537 L=7 3) *THE EXCEPTION If the number starts with a one, conventional rounding lowers your precision too much, so keep two sig figs L=157 L=160
9 Rounding Errors + Sig Figs AFTER you've calculated the error, you need to take care of significant figures in your value: 1) Conventionally,.499 rounds down (to 0) but.500 rounds up (to 1). 2) Your error value should be rounded to one significant figure* L=0.537 L=0.5 L=0.137 L=0.14 L=6.537 L=7 3) *THE EXCEPTION If the number starts with a one, conventional rounding lowers your precision too much, so keep two sig figs L=20.7±0.5 cm L=0.92±0.14 m L=157 L=160 4) Round your value to match your error so that their Sig Figs match L=65±7 mm L=2150±160 km
10 Statistics To improve the precision and accuracy of measurements it is often best to repeat a measurement many times and study the spread of results. 1) Take a repeated measurement of the same (or similar) quantity 2) Take a Mean: Average your results 3) Take a Standard Deviation: Indication of how much the individual measurements in your sample defer from the mean value. 4) Calculate Standard Deviation of the Mean: The error in the mean value of your sample 5) Present your Best Value: Your data set can now be represented as the mean +/- the error (standard deviation of the mean).
11 Take N Measurements N = 3 x1 = 42, x2 = 45, x3 = 40 Count = 42 Count = 45 Count = 40
12 Mean Value N X = 1 N n=i x i The Σ means SUM, so add up all the M&M counts X = = X = Just the average of 3 numbers
13 Standard Deviation = 1 N N 1 n=i x i 2 Individual deviations x i = x i X x 1 = = x 3 = = x 2 = = Get ready to Σ these!
14 Standard Deviation = 1 N N 1 n=i x i 2 Just Σ the deviations you calculated = x 1 2 x 2 2 x 3 2 = = M & M ' s Round error values to one sig fig
15 Standard Deviation of the Mean Notice this value is unrounded x = N = M & M ' s x = = M & M ' s x = 1.5 M & M ' s Keep two sig figs because the first digit is a one (yes, with M&M's that is strange)
16 Best Value x = x ± x x = 1.5 M & M ' s Round your average value X = Present your best value 42.3±1.5 M & M ' s
17 Statistics Formula Summary TAKE DATA Take N Measurements N MEAN Take an average N X = 1 N n=i x i STANDARD DEVIATION STD DEV OF THE MEAN BEST VALUE Find the error in an individual measurement Find the error in the mean Report your value = 1 N N 1 n=i x = N x = x ± x x i 2
18 Propagation of Error I Single Quantity So you've measured A w/ some error in that measurement δa... Multiplying or Dividing by a Constant c c(a ± δa) = ca ± cδa Adding or Subtracting a Constant c c + (A ± δa) = (c + A) ± δa The absolute error is unchanged. The relative error must be recalculated. Exponentiation (Powers and Roots) If a quantity is raised to the power n, the relative (fractional) error is multiplied by n. B = A n, δb/b = n δa/a.
19 Propagation of Error I Single Quantity So you've measured A w/ some error in that measurement δa... Multiplying or Dividing by a Constant c c(a ± δa) = ca ± cδa Example: You measure the diameter of a circle D = 5.03 ± 0.05 cm, To calculate the circumference C = π * D, So the error will be δc = π * δd C = π * 5.03 = cm^2 ΔC = π * 0.05 = which rounds to 0.16 So C = ± 0.16 cm^2
20 Propagation of Error II Multiple Quantities w/ independent errors! The Basic Principle Independent Errors Add Quadratically (or Add in Quadrature) Here you've measured A, B, C, D and each has an error δa, δb, δc, δd... Adding and Subtracting or absolute errors add quadratically. X = A ± B± C X = A 2 B 2 C 2 Multiplying and Dividing or relative errors add quadratically. X = A x B C x D X X = A A 2 B B 2 C C 2 D D 2
21 Propagation of Error II Multiple Quantities w/ independent errors! Example: You've measured the Length and Width of your table. L = 3.25 ± 0.05 m, W = 1.32 ± 0.05 m Calculate the perimeter: P = 2L+2W X = A ± B± C X = A 2 B 2 C 2 P = 2 L 2 2 W 2 P = 0.14m
22 Propagation of Error III The General Formulas The General Rule for a Single Quantity If A is a quantity whose measured value is Ao with error δa, then the error in some calculated quantity B which can be expressed as a function f (A) is approximated as X = f A X = df da A 0 A So, take a derivative with respect to A and plug in A 0. Multiply this by δa. The General Rule for Several Measured Quantities X = f A,B,C... 2 X = [df da A ] 0 A 2 [ df 2 db B ] 0 B 2 [ df 2 dc C ] 0 C 2...
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