• Random Variables, PDFs, and CDFs - Basic information on random variables and their associated

functions.
 
• Display of Data - An brief discussion of ways in which data is typically displayed, with interactive examples.
 
• Useful Statistics Functions - a collection of basic statistics functions and plots thereof, which are important in
the realm of data analysis.

Data Analysis:

• Tests of Normalcy - Means of determining if your data are normally distributed.

• Determining Confidence Intervals - Means of finding and quantifying the error in a data set from a single
treatment.

• Hypothesis Testing (2 Treatments) - Statistical methods for comparing two sets of data, or data with theory.

• Error Propagation - A description of common methods of finding certainty in calculated values, and an
interactive example.

Physical Measurements:

• Physical Measurement Basics - A discussion of the most basic aspect of this important topic.

• Calibration - A brief discussion of instrument calibration, with an interactive example.

Experimental Design:

• Basic Consideration of Experimental Design - A demonstration of some of the elementary considerations

needed for effective experimental design.
 
• Method of Steepest Ascent - An brief explanation of an experimental design method meant to find the
maxima (or minima) in a response surface.

• Factorial Design - ...

Online Tools:

• Analysis of a single data set (one treatment) - Finds basic statistical properties, calculates confidence
intervals at a given level, and tests normality.

• Analysis of two data sets (two treatment) - Finds basic statistical properties, calculates confidence intervals
at a given level, performs hypothesis tests, and tests normality.

• Error Propagation - Given a function, the value of its variables and their error, this script approximates the
propagated error in the calculated value (discussed in greater detail here).
  
• Parabolic PDE Example - Example of numerical solutions to the 2D transient diffusion problem under
various boundary conditions. Parabolic PDEs may describe a variety of phenomena, from heat and mass
transfer to acoustic propagation and EM field strength.

Heat and Mass Transfer:

• Parabolic PDE Example - Example of finite difference solutions to the 2D transient diffusion problem under
various boundary conditions. Parabolic PDEs may describe a variety of phenomena, from heat and mass
transfer to acoustic propagation and EM field strength.

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