Hi! I m working on a lab right now. I have three measurements, 1.057 .9442 .9629 and a mean measurement of .9880. Im supposed to find the deviation and I understand that i just find the difference, but can a deviation be negative?
Hi! I m working on a lab right now. I have three measurements, 1.057 .9442 .9629 and a mean measurement of .9880. Im supposed to find the deviation and I understand that i just find the difference, but can a deviation be negative?
Chapter5: Errors In Chemical Analyses
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Hi! I m working on a lab right now. I have three measurements,
1.057 |
.9442 |
.9629 |
and a mean measurement of .9880. Im supposed to find the deviation and I understand that i just find the difference, but can a deviation be negative?
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