TREATMENT OF DATA

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is defined as the
reproducibility of results and measurements

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precision

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refers to how close the value is to the
actual or true value.

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accuracy

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numerical average for a data set.

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Mean

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calculated by dividing the sum of the individual values by the
size of the data set

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Mean

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the middle value when we order our data from the
smallest to the largest value

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Median

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the difference between a data set’s largest and smallest
values

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Range

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value that occurs most frequently in population

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Mode

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describes the spread of individual values
about their mean,

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Standard deviation

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is the square of the standard deviation

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Variance

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Is the measure of deviation of a set
of numbers disseminated around the mean and is calculated as the
ratio of standard deviation to the mean for a set of numbers.

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Relative standard deviation

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may be defined as a deviation from the absolute value or
from the true average of a large number of results

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Error

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are those that, although
sometimes unsuspected, may
be avoided or determined
and corrected once they are
uncovered.

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Determinate or constant

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caused by uncontrollable
fluctuations in variables
that affect experimental
results

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Indeterminate errors