Content by Douglas Allen
Improving a Noisy Measurement SystemRemoving the random noise component from the observation, leaving the signal component
Tue, 01/12/2021 - 12:03
Any number derived from real observation is made up of three components. The first of these is the intended signal, the “perfect” value from the object being observed. The second is error (or noise) caused by environmental disturbance and/or…
Why Chart Your Data?So you can tell if you’re dealing with a possum or a black bear
Thu, 09/10/2015 - 16:40
It’s a cold winter’s night in northern New Hampshire. You go out to the woodshed to grab a couple more logs, but as you approach, your hear a rustling inside the shed. You’ve gotten close enough to know you have a critter in the woodpile. You run…