Data analysis and graphing in an introductory physics laboratory: spreadsheet versus statistics suite
arXiv:1005.5074 · doi:10.1088/0143-0807/31/4/021
Abstract
Two methods of data analysis are compared: spreadsheet software and a statistics software suite. Their use is compared analyzing data collected in three selected experiments taken from an introductory physics laboratory, which include a linear dependence, a non-linear dependence, and a histogram. The merits of each method are compared.
13 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in the European Journal of Physics; a spreadsheet is included as a supplement in the aux subdirectory