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On an exam:
1. Random error (can be corrected for - see below)
2. Systematic Error (extremely serious if you don't know it exists)
What we measure is X but what we are interested in is the distribution of the true variable, T. To measure T, however, we have to know what the random error, er and systematic error es is.
Without knowledge of er and es , T can never be accurately measured. This potentially is a huge problem.
What is er
Random errors increase the dispersion or the variability of the data around the mean value. These errors are associated with apparatus or method used in obtaining the data. All data sampling is subject to random error, period. The individual stop watch measurements made by each student is a source of random error in the mean time. There is no way to avoid it.
What is es ?
Systematic errors mean that different methods of measurement are being applied to the same variable. This means that the position of the mean is strongly effect. For example, suppose there are two patrolment on the freeway both with identical radar guns. Except that one of them systematically reads 5 mph higher than the other due to a "calibration" error back at the station. Which policeman do you want to speed by?
For the exercise in the atrium, suppose that a group on one floor paid less attention to what was going on than a group on another floor. Or suppose that, for some reason, one group had different reaction times than another group. See if you can find evidence for this kind of error in the data that was obtained.
Today we will also be doing experiments related to energy and energy losses. Their will be an applet activity to simulate this next week.
The basic experimental procedure will be to: