Experiment 1

Measurements and Error Analysis

Angeles, Abigail Y. Group 1

3-MBIO 5

DATA AND RESULTS SHEET

A) Descriptive Statistics

Calamansi C (cm) d

1 8.8 2.80

2 9 2.86

3 8.7 2.77

4 8.1 2.58

5 9.2 2.93

6 8.4 2.67

7 8.7 2.77

8 7.8 2.48

9 8.5 2.71

10 8.4 2.67

Range 0.45

Mean 2.72

Variance 0.02

Standard Deviation 0.13

B) Graphical and Error Analyses

Circumference Diameter (cm) Square Diameter Area (cm^2)
(cm) (d^2)
Coin 1 5 1.59 2.52 1.99
Coin 2 6.5 2.07 4.28 3.37
Coin 3 7.5 2.39 5.71 4.49
Coin 4 8.5 2.71 7.34 5.77
Coin 5 9 2.86 8.18 6.42
Experimental Value of pi from graph of circumference vs. diameter 1.27
Accepted value of pi 3.1416
% error 59.5
Experimental Value of pi from graph vs. square of diameter 3.14
 Accepted value of pi 3.1416
% error 0.05
Slope 0.7854
Pi 3.1416

Graph of C vs. d

Graph of A vs. d^2

C) Medieval Standards

Participant Width of Thumb (cm) Width of thumb (in)

1 2.4 0.94

2 2.2 0.87

3 2.7 1.06

4 2.5 0.98
Sample Computations:
Standard

Measurement is simply a comparison with a standard. During the ancient times, the parts of the
body were used as standards. The inch is defined as the width of the thumb. Measure the width
of the thumb of each member of your family. Can we consider this as standard?

We can’t consider the width of the thumb as the standard for an inch since the measurement
varies from each person. As seen from the table depicted above, the width differs from each person
even if they are related to you. The average width in our group is 0.9, this is already close to 1 but it
is still less than 1. With this, it can already cause an inaccuracy in measurements even if it’s just small.