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Uncertainty basics: an introduction to expressing uncertainty in measurement

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  • Uncertainty basics: an introduction to expressing uncertainty in measurement
  • Estimating uncertainty step 1
  • Step 2: Decide on the Uncertainty Units
  • Step 3: Estimate the Magnitude of the Uncertainty Contributors
  • Step 4: Document, Document, Document
  • Step 5: Combine the standard uncertainties into one number
  • Step 6: Expand the combined the standard uncertainty
  • Step 7: Reality check
  • Step 8: Reporting the result
  • Recap on all Steps
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2012-10-17

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