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In this paper we make use of the graphical procedure previously described [
Jin, D. et al. (1997) J. Am. Chem. Sec., 119, 6923-6924] to analyze NMR rel
axation data using the Lipari-Szabo model-free formalism. The graphical app
roach is advantageous in that it allows the direct visualization of the exp
erimental uncertainties in the motional parameter space. Some general 'rule
s' describing the relationship between the precision of the relaxation meas
urements and the precision of the model-free parameters and how this relati
onship changes with the overall tumbling time (tau(m)) are summarized. The
effect of the precision in the relaxation measurements on the detection of
internal motions not close to the extreme narrowing limit is analyzed. We a
lso show that multiple timescale internal motions may be obscured by experi
mental uncertainty, and that the collection of relaxation data at very high
field strength can improve the ability to detect such deviations from the
simple Lipari-Szabo model.