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Validate precise scale with less precise scale

Is it possible to validate the measurements of a precise scale with a scale wich is less precise? Let’s say I have a scale wich can display values down to 1g and another scale which can display the...

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How is the total spin of a particle actually measured?

Say I have a fermion whose total spin I do not know. I then use a stern gerlach setup to measure $S_z$. If I find +1/2, I could say that the total spin is $1/2$. But it could also be the eigenket...

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How to evaluate equivalent 'samples per second' from Time base value?

The following is from Tek DSO manual about the Time base and sample rates. When i turn the knob further, i am able to read values like M 100ms or M 250ms. What woud these evaluate to in terms of...

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How to check what is the percentage of charge in my lead acid battery?

http://www.allbatteries.co.uk/media/pdf/AMP92108_FR.pdf I want to know how much percentage of the battery charge is left without buying any fancy equipment to measure it.

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Appropriate test to use for measurement data

I have developed a machine-vision program that calculates the diameter of trees from Google Streetview images and GPS data. In order to verify the accuracy of my results, I went out and physically...

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Calculating statistical significance of peak over background in counting...

I histogrammed the invariant masses of particular events in a counting experiment. There is a specific peak which towers over the expected exponential background. How can I give the statistical...

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12v (ish) measured by a 0-3.3v input pin [duplicate]

This question already has an answer here: How to Convert 0 to 10V analog signal to 0 to 2.5V for ADC input? 3 answers

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Measuring Power Consumption of a Mixed-Voltage Device

TL;DR How can I measure the power consumption of a system that uses power supplies with multiple voltage outputs? Background I need to perform some power consumption tests on a desktop computer. I will...

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How to calculate counting rate of two detectors in quantum eraser experiment?

How to calculate the counting rate between two detectors? In their paper this one , they use Glauber Formula. But I don’t know this formula and can’t find this formula online.

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How can I measure radiance?

I’d like to measure radiance in order to see how accurate the Lambertian, Phong models are and maybe to measure the “shininess constant” of a material (which appears in the Phong Model) on some...

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