diff --git a/education/statistics/Measurement Error.md b/education/statistics/Measurement Error.md index a6848ea..aef63e9 100644 --- a/education/statistics/Measurement Error.md +++ b/education/statistics/Measurement Error.md @@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ $$ IndividualMeasurement = ExactValue + ChanceError $$ # Outliers Histograms of repeated measurements tend to follow the normal curve. -According to the empirical rule, 99.7% of such measurements should be within 3σ of the exact value. +According to the empirical rule, 99.7% of such measurements should be +-3σ of the exact value. Measurements that are not within 3σ are considered *outliers*. + +Removing outliers reduces σ. -$$ $ # Terminology | Term | Definition | | -- | -- | diff --git a/education/statistics/TODO.md b/education/statistics/TODO.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3b87a9f --- /dev/null +++ b/education/statistics/TODO.md @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +(Chapter 7, STAT 1040) +