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Experimental Error in Physics
Experimental Error in Physics
L. Pinsky
P(y) = ( e- y ) / y! ( y = 0, 1, 2, …)
= Distribution mean & = 1/2
increases with the value of
When the Experimental Variance exceeds , it is called
“Overdispersion” and is usually due to differences in the
conditions from one measurement to the next…
The distribution of counts within an INDIVIDUAL category
over multiple experiments is Poisson!
When N is Large and is small (such that N << N) a
Binomial Distribution tends towards a Poisson Distribution.
…+ 2 2 (x/u) (x/v) ,
uv