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... given set of data on to , say , a flat sheet of paper , or possibly as a three - dimensional model . However , this is only for really professional purposes where a high degree of quantitative accur- acy is required . Fairly rough and ...
... given set of data on to , say , a flat sheet of paper , or possibly as a three - dimensional model . However , this is only for really professional purposes where a high degree of quantitative accur- acy is required . Fairly rough and ...
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... given type of vibration and so on . Some world - famous scientists of the not too distant past - mostly Victorian physicists - claimed that until one had measured something , and turned it into a number , one was dealing only with ...
... given type of vibration and so on . Some world - famous scientists of the not too distant past - mostly Victorian physicists - claimed that until one had measured something , and turned it into a number , one was dealing only with ...
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... given by one sample should be considered to be . Unfortunately , there cannot be a simple rule saying how many individuals there should be to make a reliable sample , because this must depend on how much variation there is between the ...
... given by one sample should be considered to be . Unfortunately , there cannot be a simple rule saying how many individuals there should be to make a reliable sample , because this must depend on how much variation there is between the ...
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