Mean

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where N is the number of data points, i ranges from 1 to N, and xi is each data point.

Standard Deviation

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where N, i, and xi are defined the same as above, and μ is the mean.

Standard Deviation of the Mean

Standard deviation of the mean

where N is the number of data points, and σx is the standard deviation.

Total error

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where σsys and σr are the systematic and random error, respectively. The standard deviation can be treated as a random error.

Reduced Chi-Squared

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where yi,th  is the theoretical value (expected value), yi,obs is the observed value, σi is the error associated with the yi,obs value, N is the number of data points, and ν is the degrees of freedom given as ν = N - p, where is the number of free parameters.