Coleman, Hugh W.

Experimentation and uncertainty analysis for engineers / Hugh W. Coleman, W. Glenn Steele, Jr. - 2nd ed. - N.Y. : John Wiley, c1999. - xvii, 275 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Preface. - Preface to the first edition. - 1. Experimentation, Errors, and Uncertainty. - 2. Statistical Considerations in Measurement Uncertainties. - 3. Planning an Experiment: General Uncertainty Analysis. - 4. Designing an Experiment: Detailed Uncertainty Analysis. - 5. Additional Considerations in Experimental Design. - 6. Debugging and Execution of Experiments. - 7. Data Analysis, Regression, and Reporting of Results. - Appendices A. Useful statistics. - Appendix B. Methods for uncertainty propagation. - Appendic C. Comparison of models for calculation of uncertaily. - Index.

0471121460 (hbk.)


Engineering--Experiments.
Uncertainty.
Experimental design.

620.0072 / COL