An Introduction to Error Analysis, third edition
The study of uncertainties in physical measurements
$287.54
- Hardcover
380 pages
- Release Date
26 October 2022
Summary
This remarkable text by John R. Taylor has been a non-stop best-selling international hit since it was first published forty years ago. However, the two-plus decades since the second edition was released have seen two dramatic developments: the huge rise in popularity of Bayesian statistics, and the continued increase in the power and availability of computers and calculators.
In response to the former, Taylor has added a full chapter dedicated to Bayesian thinking, introducing condit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781940380148 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1940380146 |
| Author: | John R. Taylor |
| Publisher: | University Science Books |
| Imprint: | University Science Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 380 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 26 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 808g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 172mm x 244mm |
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Critics Review
The new chapter on Bayesian statistics is extremely clear and well written, and is another one of John Taylor’s fabulous expositions. I enjoyed how Taylor develops the subject by using it to answer questions about the effectiveness of a vaccine. Before reading this chapter I wondered what assumptions are needed to derive a numerical value for a vaccine’s effectiveness, and I also wondered about the data needed and the methods used. Lo and behold, all my questions were answered in this chapter! I definitely will buy the new edition of Error Analysis and I look forward to delving into the Bayesian statistics. – Mark Semon, Bates College
John R. Taylor
John Taylor received his B.A. in math from Cambridge University in 1960 and his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Berkeley in 1963. He is professor emeritus of physics and Presidential Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is the author of some 40 articles in research journals; a book, Classical Mechanics; and three other textbooks, one of which, An Introduction to Error Analysis, has been translated into eleven foreign languages. He received a Distinguished Service Citation from the American Association of Physics Teachers and was named Colorado Professor of the Year in 1989. His television series Physics for Fun won an Emmy Award in 1990. He retired in 2005 and now lives in Washington, D.C.
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