Question

a) What is the difference between error and uncertainty? b) Table 1 shows sample of random measurements of an experiment done in a lab. Table 1 X; X; - 2 3 4 5 6 0.98 1.07 0.86 1.16 0.96 0.68 1.34 1.04 1.21 0.86 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1.02 1.26 1.08 1.02 0.94 1.11 0.99 0.78 1.06 0.96 8 9 10 Based on the data provided, answer the following question. i) Create a frequency distribution ii) Develop a histogram based on the data in Table 1

Answer 1

a) Error can be defined as the difference between the actual value and measured value where as uncertainty is the mean of absolute error in other words, Uncertainty is the range of values where tha actual value exists.

b) please go through the uploaded image