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Re: [Phys-L] Statistics question



Just to emphasis,

If someone says "half-width" I do not know if they mean "full width half maximum" or "half-width half maximum" or even worse are they referencing the half maximum at all??? So I much much prefer FWHM

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|From: Phys-l [mailto:phys-l-bounces@phys-l.org] On Behalf Of David Marx
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|Subject: Re: [Phys-L] Statistics question
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|I would choose the full width at half-max over the shorthand half-width. The
|former is more descriptive. If there is a peak in a data set, one would
|measure the width of the peak at one-half the maximum value for the peak.
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|On 24 Aug 2012 at 13:35, Paul Nord wrote:
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|> Do you say "half-width" or Full Width at Half Max (FWHM)? And what does
|it mean?
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|> <quickly withdrawing hand from piraña tank>
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|> Paul
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