The Paradox of Precision
This paper is about a typical mistake in the calculation of standard deviation of measurements in cases in which there are no differences among repetitious replicates. Some students believe the standard deviation in those case is equal to zero. So, this mistake leaves to a paradox: worse balance sho...
| Autores: | , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) |
| Repositorio: | Orbital - The Electronic Journal of Chemistry (Campo Grande) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufms.br:article/15755 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/15755 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | standard deviation global variance precision of measurements error propagation |
| Sumario: | This paper is about a typical mistake in the calculation of standard deviation of measurements in cases in which there are no differences among repetitious replicates. Some students believe the standard deviation in those case is equal to zero. So, this mistake leaves to a paradox: worse balance should show better results (i.e. standard deviation equal to zero). The solution of this simple, but important situation is shown. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v12i2.1466 |
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