Data analysis and graphing in an introductory physics laboratory: spreadsheet versus statistics suite
Physics Education
2010-06-23 v1 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Abstract
Two methods of data analysis are compared: spreadsheet software and a statistics software suite. Their use is compared analyzing data collected in three selected experiments taken from an introductory physics laboratory, which include a linear dependence, a non-linear dependence, and a histogram. The merits of each method are compared.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1005.5074,
title = {Data analysis and graphing in an introductory physics laboratory: spreadsheet versus statistics suite},
author = {Primoz Peterlin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.5074},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
13 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in the European Journal of Physics; a spreadsheet is included as a supplement in the aux subdirectory