Experiment 1: Errors‚ Uncertainties and Measurements Laboratory Report Department of Math and Physics College of Science‚ University of Santo Tomas Abstract With the use of the ruler‚ vernier caliper‚ micrometer caliper and electronic gram scale‚ the group was able to acquire different sets of measurements by measuring the sphere of unknown composition. The group then was able to compute its mean diameter‚ average deviation‚ average deviation of the mean‚ volume‚ mass and % percent
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LINEAR POSITION MEASUREMENT USING A MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR Abstract: A smart transducer used to measure the linear displacement of an object in a magnetic field is presented. The application is to be safely used for demonstration purposes in the Playpen laboratory. The system uses an array of five HMC1501 Magnetoresistive (MR) sensors to sense the position of a magnet attached to the moving object. The system also has the ability to monitor the ambient operating temperature and detect if it is
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Stock B 1 0.19 0.08 2 0.08 0.03 3 -0.12 -0.09 4 -0.03 0.02 5 0.15 0.04 a) Compute the arithmetic mean annual rate of return for each stock. Which stock is most desirable by this measure? (5 marks) b) Compute the standard deviation of the annual rate of return for each stock. By this measure‚ which is the preferable stock? (7 marks) c) Compute the coefficient of variation for each stock. By this relative measure of risk‚ which stock is preferable?
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Control mechanisms and performance measurement standards a) Control mechanisms Control mechanisms can be defined as optical‚ mechanical‚ or electronic systems that are used in order to manage and control variables in a desirable way. The functions of control mechanisms generally can be categorized into planning‚ leading‚ organizing and controlling. Control mechanisms play an important role in every organization especially in enhancing the predictability of an organization. In PGB‚ adoption
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important topics in quantum computing research area. Some researchers stated that decoherence solved the measurement problem and on the other hand many researchers stated the opposite. In this paper we will prove whether decoherence is a solution or not through an exhaustive survey of the different ideas‚ methodologies‚ and experiments. Index Terms—Quantum computing‚ decoherence‚ measurement problem INTRODUCTION Decoherence is considered as one of the important research areas since 1980s.
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Measurement Scales Paper Chris Ostorga MKT/441 Marketing Research Group ID: PA13BSA07 November 26‚ 2013 Angila Romious PH.D. Week Four Individual Assignment Introduction The four measurement scales that I have chosen will be Nominal‚ Ordinal‚ Interval‚ and Ratio. These measurements all severe a purpose when conducting marketing research especially when conducting questionnaires or surveys. Without these scales market researchers could not find the answers to most
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determine if students are receiving the proper instruction and making adequate progress toward the learning goals. 2. At the beginning of the school year‚ screening instruments are usually given to all students. These tools help identify struggling students‚ but they don’t give specific information about their strengths and weaknesses. 3. Diagnostic assessments identify the specific strengths and weaknesses of students at-risk. This information helps teachers differentiate and modify the general
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Measurement Scales If a researcher is going to use statistics properly‚ it is crucial to consider the kind of data about which descriptive statistics are to be calculated or to which will be applied some kind of statistical test. Statistical analysis‚ even simple analysis as counting‚ requires that each characteristic to be studied be assigned a unique value. Sometimes‚ especially in qualitative research with small samples‚ this value can be a word or symbol. For example‚ the interviewers could
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Date report submitted: June 18‚ 2015 Title: Lab Techniques and Measurements PURPOSE: The purpose of this experiment is for the students to get a better knowledge with the laboratory tools and techniques. This experiment taught me how to convert between SI units and standard American units of mass‚ length‚ temperature‚ volume and time as well as how to measure the units. Students become proficient in laboratory techniques such as measuring temperature and volume and calculating within them. Procedure:
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contains normal hematocrit levels begins by a centrifuge. This machine will spin a test tube‚ which will result in the blood separating into three components. The three parts of blood consist of plasma‚ the red blood cells‚ and the remaining blood cells. Once the blood has divided into its component parts‚ the lab technician can determine the percentage of red blood cells. b. Measurements The hematocrit measurement depends on the number of red blood cells and the size of red blood cells. The hematocrit
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