Table of Contents

1 Uncertainties in Measurements2 Probability Distributions3 Error Analysis4 Estimates of Mean and Errors5 Monte Carlo Techniques6 Least-Squares Fit to a Straight Line7 Least-Squares Fit to a Polynomial8 Least-Squares Fit to an Arbitrary Function9 Fitting Composite Curves10 Direct Application of the Maximum-Likelihood Method11 Testing the FitAppendix A Numerical MethodsAppendix B MatricesAppendix C Graphs and TablesAppendix D Histograms and GraphsAppendix E Computer Routines in Fortran