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Analytical Chemistry
ERT 207 Analytical Chemistry
Lecture 4
23rd July 2007
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Titles to be covered:
• 2.3 The effect of errors towards data
analysis
• 2.4 Significant Figures
• 2.5 Standard Deviation
• 2.6 Propagation of error
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2.3 THE EFFECT OF ERRORS
TOWARDS DATA ANALYSIS
2.3.1 WAYS OF DESCRIBING
ACCURACY
2.3.2 WAYS OF DESCRIBING
PRECISION
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2.3.1 WAYS OF DESCRIBING
ACCURACY
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Recall: Accuracy is expressed as absolute error
or relative error.
Errors will show the closeness of measurements to
the accepted or correct values.
Absolute errors: E = O – A
E = absolute error
O = observed error
A = accepted value
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• Absolute errors is the difference between true
value and measured value.
• For example, if 2.62 g sample analyzed to be 2.52
g:
• Therefore, the absolute error = 2.52 g -2.62 g
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= -0.10 g.
• The positive and negative sign is assigned to show
whether the errors are high or low.
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• If the measured value is average of several
measurements, the error is called the mean
error.
• Q1: How to calculate mean error?
• A1: By taking the average difference wrt
sign, of the individual test results from the
true value.
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•Q1: What is
relative error?
Relative errors
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• A1: Relative error is the absolute or
mean error expressed as a percentage
of the true value.
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Consider the previous case,
Measured value = 2.52 g
True value = 2.62 g
The relative error = -0.10 X 100%
2.62
= -3.8%
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• Now, Q2: What is relative accuracy?
• A2: Relative accuracy is the measured
value or mean expressed as a
percentage of the true value.
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• Task: Calculate the relative accuracy of
the above case.
• Solution:
• Relative accuracy = 2.52 X 100%
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2.62
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= 96.2 %
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• Example (3.6 from Gary D. Christian):
• The result of an analysis are 36.97 g, compared
with the accepted value of 37.06 g. What is the
relative error in parts per thousand?
• Solution:
• Absolute error = 36.97 g – 37.06 g
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= -0.09 g
• Relative error = -0.09 g X 100%o
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37.06 g
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= -2.4 ppt
• 100%o indicates parts per thousand.
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2.3.2 WAYS OF DESCRIBING PRECISION
Recall: Precision can be
expressed as standard deviation,
deviation from the mean,
deviation from the median, and
range or relative precision.
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Example 1: The analysis of chloride ion on
samples A, B and C gives the following
result
Sample %Cl-
Deviation from
mean
Deviation
from
median
A
B
C
0.10
0.09
0.01
0.11
0.08
0.00
đ = 0.07
(d bar)
0.06
24.39
24.20
24.28
= 24.29
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• Deviation from mean
• Deviation from mean is the difference between the
values measured and the mean.
• For example, deviation from mean for sample A=
0.10%
• Q1: How to get X ?
• A1: = 24.39 + 24.20 + 24.28
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= 24.29
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• Deviation from median
• Deviation from median is the difference
between the values measured and the
median.
• Example, deviation from the median for
sample A = 0.11%.
• Now, identify median = 24.28
• Therefore, deviation from median for
sample A = 24.39- 24.28 = 0.11%
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• Range is the difference between the
highest and the lowest values.
• For example, range = 24.39- 24.20 =
0.19 %.
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• Sample standard deviation
For N (number of measurement) < 30
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For N > 30
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2.4 SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
Q1 : What is
significant figures?
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• A1: The number of digits necessary to
express the results of a measurement
consistent with the measured precision.
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• A2: Digits that are known to be certain plus
one digit that is uncertain.
• -The zero value is significant if it is part of
the numbers.
• -The zero values is not significant figure
when it is used to show magnitude or to
locate decimal points.
• -The position of decimal points have no
relation with significant figures.
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• The number of significant figures = the
number of digits necessary to express the
results of a measurement consistent with the
measured precision.
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• Since there is uncertainty (imprecision) in
any measurement of at least ± 1 in the last
significant figure, the number of significant
figures includes all of the digits that are
known, plus the first uncertain one.
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• Each digit denotes the actual quantity it
specifies. For example, in the number 237,
we have 2 hundreds, 3 tens, and 7 units.
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• The digit 0 can be a significant part of a
measurement, or it can be used merely to
place the decimal point.
• The number of significant figures in a
measurement is independent of the
placement of the decimal point.
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• Take the number 92,067. This number has
five significant figures, regardless of where
the decimal point is placed.
• For example. 92.067 μm, 9.2067 cm,
0.92067 dm and 0.092067 m all have the
same number of significant figures.
• They merely represent different ways
(units) of expressing one measurement.
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• The zero between the decimal point and the 9 in
the last number is used only to place the decimal
point.
• There is no doubt whether any zero that follows a
decimal point is significant or is used to place the
decimal point.
• In the number 727.0, the zero is not used to locate
the decimal point but is a significant part of the
figure.
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• Ambiguity can arise if a zero precedes a
decimal point. If it falls between two other
nonzero integers, then it will be significant.
Such was the case with 92,067.
• In the number 936,600, it is impossible to
determine whether one or both or neither of
the zeros is used merely to place the
decimal point or whether they are a part of
the measurement.
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• It is best in cases like this to write only the
significant figures you are sure about and
then to locate the decimal point by
scientific notation.
• Thus, 9.3660 X 10 has five significant
figures, but 936,600 contains six digits,
one to place the decimal.
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• Example:
• List the proper number of significant
figures in the following numbers and
indicate which zeros are significant.
0.216; 90.7; 800.0; 0.0670
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• Solution
• 0.216 three significant figures
• 90.7 three significant figures; zero is
significant
• 800.0 four significant figures; all zeros are
significant
• 0.0670 three significant figures; only the
last zero is significant
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Steps in Writing Significant Figures
• Make sure that there is no digit after the
first uncertainty figure.
• For example:32.5239
uncertainty figure
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Rounding Off
• If the last digit to be removed is greater than
5, add one to the second last digit.
• Example, 22.486
22.49
• If the last digit to be removed is smaller
than 5, then the second last digit does not
change.
• Example, 31.392
31.39
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• If the last digit is 5 and the second last digit
is an even number, thus the second last digit
does not change.
• Example, 73.285
73.28
• If the last digit is 5 and the second last digit
is an odd number, thus add one to the last
digit.
• Example, 63.275
63.28
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Addition and Subtraction Operation
• The number of digits to the right of decimal
point in the operation of
addition/subtraction should remain.
• The answer to this operation has a value
with the least decimal point.
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• Example : Give the answer for the
following operation to the maximum
number of significant figures.
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43.7
4.941
+ 13.13
61.771
61.8
• answer is therefore 61.8 based on the key
number (43.7).
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Multiplication and Division Operation
• The number of significant figures in this
operation should be the same as the number
with the least significant figure in the data.
• Example : Give the correct answer for the
following operation to the maximum
number of significant figures.
• 1.0923 x 2.07
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• Solution:
• 1.0923 x 2.07 = 2.261061
2.26
• The correct answer is therefore 2.26 based
on the key number (2.07).
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Exponential
• The exponential can be written as follows.
Example, 0.000250
2.50 x 10-4
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2.5 STANDARD DEVIATION
The most important statictics.
Recall back: Sample standard deviation.
For N (number of measurement) < 30
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For N > 30,
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• Try these questions on standard deviations.
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• Thank you
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