Data Analysis Techniques For Physical Scientists

Author : Claude A. Pruneau
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ISBN 13 : 9781108266062
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Analysis Techniques for Physical Scientists written by Claude A. Pruneau and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to data analysis techniques for physical scientists, providing a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as seasoned researchers. The book begins with an extensive discussion of the foundational concepts and methods of probability and statistics under both the frequentist and Bayesian interpretations of probability. It next presents basic concepts and techniques used for measurements of particle production cross-sections, correlation functions, and particle identification. Much attention is devoted to notions of statistical and systematic errors, beginning with intuitive discussions and progressively introducing the more formal concepts of confidence intervals, credible range, and hypothesis testing. The book also includes an in-depth discussion of the methods used to unfold or correct data for instrumental effects associated with measurement and process noise as well as particle and event losses, before ending with a presentation of elementary Monte Carlo techniques.

Author : Claude A. Pruneau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108267882
Total Pages : 719 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Analysis Techniques for Physical Scientists written by Claude A. Pruneau and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to data analysis techniques for physical scientists, providing a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as seasoned researchers. The book begins with an extensive discussion of the foundational concepts and methods of probability and statistics under both the frequentist and Bayesian interpretations of probability. It next presents basic concepts and techniques used for measurements of particle production cross-sections, correlation functions, and particle identification. Much attention is devoted to notions of statistical and systematic errors, beginning with intuitive discussions and progressively introducing the more formal concepts of confidence intervals, credible range, and hypothesis testing. The book also includes an in-depth discussion of the methods used to unfold or correct data for instrumental effects associated with measurement and process noise as well as particle and event losses, before ending with a presentation of elementary Monte Carlo techniques.

Author : Les Kirkup
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521883725
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Analysis for Physical Scientists written by Les Kirkup and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing data analysis techniques to help undergraduate students develop the tools necessary for studying and working in the physical sciences.

Author : Les Kirkup
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781139160889
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Analysis for Physical Scientists written by Les Kirkup and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing data analysis techniques to help undergraduate students develop the tools necessary for studying and working in the physical sciences.

Author : Edward L. Robinson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400883067
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Analysis for Scientists and Engineers written by Edward L. Robinson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data Analysis for Scientists and Engineers is a modern, graduate-level text on data analysis techniques for physical science and engineering students as well as working scientists and engineers. Edward Robinson emphasizes the principles behind various techniques so that practitioners can adapt them to their own problems, or develop new techniques when necessary. Robinson divides the book into three sections. The first section covers basic concepts in probability and includes a chapter on Monte Carlo methods with an extended discussion of Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling. The second section introduces statistics and then develops tools for fitting models to data, comparing and contrasting techniques from both frequentist and Bayesian perspectives. The final section is devoted to methods for analyzing sequences of data, such as correlation functions, periodograms, and image reconstruction. While it goes beyond elementary statistics, the text is self-contained and accessible to readers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Specialized mathematical topics are included in an appendix. Based on a graduate course on data analysis that the author has taught for many years, and couched in the looser, workaday language of scientists and engineers who wrestle directly with data, this book is ideal for courses on data analysis and a valuable resource for students, instructors, and practitioners in the physical sciences and engineering. In-depth discussion of data analysis for scientists and engineers Coverage of both frequentist and Bayesian approaches to data analysis Extensive look at analysis techniques for time-series data and images Detailed exploration of linear and nonlinear modeling of data Emphasis on error analysis Instructor's manual (available only to professors)

Author : Les Kirkup
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781139159883
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Analysis for Physical Scientists written by Les Kirkup and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ability to summarise data, compare models and apply computer-based analysis tools are vital skills necessary for studying and working in the physical sciences. This textbook supports undergraduate students as they develop and enhance these skills. Introducing data analysis techniques, this textbook pays particular attention to the internationally recognised guidelines for calculating and expressing measurement uncertainty. This new edition has been revised to incorporate Excel® 2010. It also provides a practical approach to fitting models to data using non-linear least squares, a powerful technique which can be applied to many types of model. Worked examples using actual experimental data help students understand how the calculations apply to real situations. Over 200 in-text exercises and end-of-chapter problems give students the opportunity to use the techniques themselves and gain confidence in applying them. Answers to the exercises and problems are given at the end of the book"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Philip R. Bevington
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Science, Engineering & Mathematics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences written by Philip R. Bevington and published by McGraw-Hill Science, Engineering & Mathematics. This book was released on 1992 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed as a laboratory companion, student textbook or reference book for professional scientists. The text is for use in one-term numerical analysis, data and error analysis, or computer methods courses, or for laboratory use. It is for the sophomore-junior level, and calculus is a prerequisite. The new edition includes applications for PC use.

Author : Richard E. Thomson
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080477003
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography written by Richard E. Thomson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2001-04-03 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography is a practical referenceguide to established and modern data analysis techniques in earth and oceansciences. This second and revised edition is even more comprehensive with numerous updates, and an additional appendix on 'Convolution and Fourier transforms'. Intended for both students and established scientists, the fivemajor chapters of the book cover data acquisition and recording, dataprocessing and presentation, statistical methods and error handling,analysis of spatial data fields, and time series analysis methods. Chapter 5on time series analysis is a book in itself, spanning a wide diversity oftopics from stochastic processes and stationarity, coherence functions,Fourier analysis, tidal harmonic analysis, spectral and cross-spectralanalysis, wavelet and other related methods for processing nonstationarydata series, digital filters, and fractals. The seven appendices includeunit conversions, approximation methods and nondimensional numbers used ingeophysical fluid dynamics, presentations on convolution, statisticalterminology, and distribution functions, and a number of importantstatistical tables. Twenty pages are devoted to references. Featuring:• An in-depth presentation of modern techniques for the analysis of temporal and spatial data sets collected in oceanography, geophysics, and other disciplines in earth and ocean sciences.• A detailed overview of oceanographic instrumentation and sensors - old and new - used to collect oceanographic data.• 7 appendices especially applicable to earth and ocean sciences ranging from conversion of units, through statistical tables, to terminology and non-dimensional parameters. In praise of the first edition: "(...)This is a very practical guide to the various statistical analysis methods used for obtaining information from geophysical data, with particular reference to oceanography(...)The book provides both a text for advanced students of the geophysical sciences and a useful reference volume for researchers." Aslib Book Guide Vol 63, No. 9, 1998 "(...)This is an excellent book that I recommend highly and will definitely use for my own research and teaching." EOS Transactions, D.A. Jay, 1999 "(...)In summary, this book is the most comprehensive and practical source of information on data analysis methods available to the physical oceanographer. The reader gets the benefit of extremely broad coverage and an excellent set of examples drawn from geographical observations." Oceanography, Vol. 12, No. 3, A. Plueddemann, 1999 "(...)Data Analysis Methods in Physical Oceanography is highly recommended for a wide range of readers, from the relative novice to the experienced researcher. It would be appropriate for academic and special libraries." E-Streams, Vol. 2, No. 8, P. Mofjelf, August 1999

Author : Les Kirkup
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521797375
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Data Analysis with Excel® written by Les Kirkup and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-03-07 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential introduction to data analysis techniques using spreadsheets, for undergraduate and graduate students.

Author : Glen Cowan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198501560
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Statistical Data Analysis written by Glen Cowan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide to the practical application of statistics in data analysis as typically encountered in the physical sciences. It is primarily addressed at students and professionals who need to draw quantitative conclusions from experimental data. Although most of the examples are takenfrom particle physics, the material is presented in a sufficiently general way as to be useful to people from most branches of the physical sciences. The first part of the book describes the basic tools of data analysis: concepts of probability and random variables, Monte Carlo techniques,statistical tests, and methods of parameter estimation. The last three chapters are somewhat more specialized than those preceding, covering interval estimation, characteristic functions, and the problem of correcting distributions for the effects of measurement errors (unfolding).