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Data Gallery: Michelson Speed of Light (Univariate Location Estimation)
Introduction In 1879, Michelson carried out his classic experiment on the determination of the speed of light in air. The Michelson data analyzed herein was drawn from Ernest N. Dorsey's 1944 paper: "The Velocity of Light" in the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 34, Part 1, Pages 1-110, Table 22. The statistical categorization of the problem is "Univariate Location Estimation".

A more detailed analysis of Michelson's speed of light data (taking additional variables into account) is given by Mark Vangel.

You may also download the Michelson data.

Data

Michelson Speed of Light Data

Prior Distribution 1:
Non-Informative
(~ Classical)

Michelson Non-informative Prior Distribution

Prior Distribution 2:
Uniform[299.7,300.0]
 

Michelson Uniform Prior Distribution

Prior Distribution 3:
Normal(299.85,0.05)
 

Michelson Normal Prior Distribution

Posterior Distribution 1

Posterior Distribution from Non-informative Prior

Posterior Distribution 2

Posterior Distribution from Uniform Prior

Posterior Distribution 3

Posterior Distribution from Normal Prior

Posterior Statistics 1

Posterior Statistics from Non-informative Prior

Posterior Statistics 2

Posterior Statistics from Uniform Prior

Posterior Statistics 3

Posterior Statistics from Normal Prior

Date created: 9/21/2001
Last updated: 9/21/2001
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