Treatment of the data from a single run

Within this general scheme, there are several different methods of performing the calculation of the rate coefficient. As we shall show, each method weights the experimental determinations rather differently and so each method yields a different result for the average value of the rate coefficient. The question as to which of these methods yields the best value of the rate coefficient will be deferred until the methods themselves are discussed. In the first place, we shall confine our attention to the treatment of the data from a single run. In other words, we shall consider first the possible methods of calculating a value for the rate coefficient given one set of values of t and a, viz. a. ), aj,. .. (/ , olj),. .. [t , x ). 

Note that the first pair of values has been written ( o, o) instead of (to, 1) to preserve consistency in the symbolism. 

Method 1. Calculation of the rate coefficient from pairs of values of a and t. 

Each of the integrated forms of the rate equation may be written 

The quantity m is a constant whose value can be found from Table 1 for a given set of values of a, b and c. If we take the n pairs 

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