Prelabs for Exercise 1


Objectives for Exercise 1

PreLab 1.1 -- What are random variables?

PreLab 1.2 -- When measuring a random variable what units of measurement should I use?

PreLab 1.3 -- What are the SI units for mesuring distance?

PreLab 1.4 -- What are the SI units for measuring weight?

PreLab 1.5 -- What are the SI units for measuring volume?

PreLab 1.6 -- When reporting a measurement, how many significant digits should I use?

PreLab 1.7 -- When measuring the volume of a liquid, how do I know which measuring device to use?

PreLab 1.8 -- How do I organize data in a table?

PreLab 1.9 -- When reporting a computed value, how many significant digits should I use?

PreLab 1.10 -- How do I use a hand-held calculator to determine the mean, percent error of the mean, and standard deviation of a random variable?

PreLab 1.11 -- What is the Student's t-test?

PreLab 1.12 -- How do I use a spreadsheet program like Excel to organize data in a table and calculate some simple statistics?

About the 1406 Redesign

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