Q1: In an experiment, the power dissipated in a certain resistor needs to be determined by measuring the voltage and current. The measurements and their uncertainties are 110.2 V ± 0.2 V and 5.3 A ± 0.06 A, respectively. Calculate the power dissipated in the resistor and the uncertainty in the power. Which uncertainty has a greater influence on the final power uncertainty?
Q2: The resistance of a resistor is measured 10 times, and the values determined are:
100.0, 100.9, 99.3, 99.9, 100.1, 100.2, 99.9, 100.1, 100.0, and 100.5. Calculate
a) Maximum deviation and average of the absolute values of the deviations
b) Biased and unbiased standard deviations
Q3: Data for two variables x and y were collected from a certain experiment as given below:
2, 3, 4, 5, 9.3, 21.5, 42.0, 115.7
a) Obtain y as a linear function of x using the least squares method. Find such a function using Excel, displaying the graph along with the function and the residual (R^2).
b) If y is expected to be a quadratic function of x, obtain this quadratic function (second-order polynomial) by means of a graphical plot using Excel with the residual (R^2) displayed.