Machine derived contents note: 1 Uncertainties in Measurements -- 2 Probability Distributions -- 3 Error Analysis -- 4 Estimates of Mean and Errors -- 5 Monte Carlo Techniques -- 6 Least-Squares Fit to a Straight Line -- 7 Least-Squares Fit to a Polynomial -- 8 Least-Squares Fit to an Arbitrary Function -- 9 Fitting Composite Curves -- 10 Direct Application of the Maximum-Likelihood Method -- 11 Testing the Fit -- Appendix A Numerical Methods -- Appendix B Matrices -- Appendix C Graphs and Tables -- Appendix D Histograms and Graphs -- Appendix E Computer Routines in Fortran
Notes
Previous ed.: 1992
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-308) and index
