A simple technique is presented for obtaining without calculation the best fitting line according to the least squares criterion, provided the points are equally spaced horizontally. A graphic measure ...

ANY educational course in mechanics should undoubtedly be based first of all on experiment. If such is the case, it is practically impossible for any student using “graphical methods” to make the wild ...

The graphical and Standard Methods for the determination of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) were compared. Average means ± standard deviation of 228 ± 28 mg/L and 199 ± 25 mg/L for the Standard ...

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The Duckworth-Lewis method once again provided a counter-intuitive result during the second ODI between India and New Zealand at Hamilton. However, it remains a scrupulously fair technique and the ...

IT is difficult to reconcile Mr. Milne's opening statement (NATURE, May 5, p. 5) with the rest of his letter. He begins by venturing to think that no one will gainsay Mr. W. Larden's main contention ...