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Paper 3 Things: Means Add Raw Uncertainty, Multiply or Divide Means Add Percentage Uncertainty

This document provides guidance for writing lab reports, including how to calculate uncertainties when adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing measurements and how to report the final answer with the same precision as the question. It also mentions developing graphing skills to analyze linear relationships and being specific about types of errors such as random, systematic, and zero errors.

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Paper 3 Things: Means Add Raw Uncertainty, Multiply or Divide Means Add Percentage Uncertainty

This document provides guidance for writing lab reports, including how to calculate uncertainties when adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing measurements and how to report the final answer with the same precision as the question. It also mentions developing graphing skills to analyze linear relationships and being specific about types of errors such as random, systematic, and zero errors.

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Paper 3 Things

Uncertainties – (highest of) resolution of equipment or pm half the range, add or subtract
means add raw uncertainty, multiply or divide means add percentage uncertainty.
Graphing skills – analysing y = mx + c situations
State final answer to same precision as question
Be specific when talking about types of error – random, systematic, zero

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