Difference between revisions of "Anomaly"

Revision as of 13:33, 30 November 2018

An anomaly is an unusual result that does not fit the pattern formed by the rest of the results.

Anomalies may be caused by experimental errors such as an uncontrolled variable.

An anomaly can be spotted by looking for a pattern in the results and any results that don't fit that pattern.

An anomaly may become clear from a graph of results where it is easier to see the pattern.


The anomalous result, circled in red, can be spotted because it doesn't fit the pattern of increasing by around 0.6 each time.	The anomalous result, circled in red, can be spotted because it is higher than all the other results in the row.

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+|[[File:AnomalousResult1.png|center|225px]]
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+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''anomalous''' result, circled in red, can be spotted because it doesn't fit the pattern of increasing by around 0.6 each time.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The '''anomalous''' result, circled in red, can be spotted because it is higher than all the other results in the row.
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