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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: labview1958 on 14/02/2006 15:55:05

Title: curve fitting.
Post by: labview1958 on 14/02/2006 15:55:05

I have done an experiment and the results were plotted by excel program. However the experimental curve was much lower then my calculated curve. The experimental results were 62% less then the theoritical result. I obtained the 62% by trial & error + guess work. Is that saintifik? Is my method a numerical analysis? If not what shall I call my method?

Title: Re: curve fitting.
Post by: wim on 14/02/2006 16:36:03

i think there is needed more information about this experiment before this question can get a decent answer.

Title: Re: curve fitting.
Post by: sharkeyandgeorge on 15/02/2006 21:27:58

ive done many experiments over the years and being 62% out means that either your calculations wrong or your not carrying the experiment out properly sorry but its far to big a varient to write of as experimentle deviation depending on what kind of experiment it is up to 5% may be acceptable but no more.

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