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Introduction to Quantitative Measurements Issues and Techniques What is a Quantitative Measurement? A record of data in the form of numbers. Example: Let s say a technician wants to find the temperature of a vat of hot water. He

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Introduction to Quantitative Measurements

Issues and Techniques

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What is a Quantitative Measurement?

A record of data in the form of numbers. Example:

– Let’ s say a technician wants to find the temperature of a vat of hot water. – He uses four types of thermometers and he receives the following data.

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Quantitative Example

Thermometer Temperatures 1 20.5 Celsius 2 21.00 Celsius 3 19.05 Celsius 4 18.95 Celsius

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How do we evaluate the data?

Reliability Variability Validity

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Reliability

The 1998 Honda Accord shown above is one of the most reliable cars in the world, but its reliability is dependent on its

  • wner. The owner must take good care of the car in order for

the car to serve him/her well. Chemistry instruments are similar to the Honda Accord in that although they are extremely reliable, their reliability is also dependent on how well they are cleaned and taken care of by the experimenter.