Probability and Experimental Errors in Science.

Abstract

TJie aullior has indicated m the Preface that the liook Avas specially in tended lor explaining the theory of pi'ohahility to the iindergradua.iestudents ont "the hook is patterned to lie a base from which the teaiOicr may go on to rlisenss further aspects especially these aspect,s, that deepen and broaden the under standing of science" .After discus,sing the meaning of probability, the anUior discusses (Classical ajJTMn probability and Experimental a posteriori jirobabibiy in the first chapter.Different kirnndae used for determining probalnlity distributions have also been discus.s('d in this chapter.The seeonci cha,pter dea,ls with MeasiiiiunentH in science The methods ol finding errors, significant figures, fiequency distributions, precision indices, et<* have been discu,ssecl in this chapter.The next chapter dciifls w^ith Statistics of mea,surcmcnts m functional relationships and includes discussions on maximum likelihood, projiagation of errors, consi.steneyto.sts, curve fitting, etc.. Chapter 4 is devoted to Ncirmal probaliility of errors and the fifth chaptmdeals with Poi,s,son xirobability distrilmtion.Numerous jiroblems have been included at ihi' end of each chajiter.The prc,sentation,s of th(' topics are bnid and the illustrations iiuJuded in the disiaissions arc Jiclxiful.The book is useful not only to studenks who w^aiit to to be introdue.edto the theory of probability bui, also to all researe.hwairkcrs who are engaged in experimental investigations in jiliysics.s. c. s.