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Activity

Work through the following example of a simple uncertainty analysis. It is not realistic in every detail, but it is meant to be simple and clear enough to illustrate the method.

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  • BIPM, IEC, IFCC, ISO, IUPAC, IUPAP, OIML. Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva. ISBN 92-67-10188-9, First Edition 1993, corrected and reprinted 1995. (BSI Equivalent: BSI PD 6461: 1995, Vocabulary of Metrology, Part 3. Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement. British Standards Institution, London.)
  • BIPM, IEC, IFCC, ISO, IUPAC, IUPAP, OIML. International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology Second Edition 1993. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.
  • Chatfield, C. (1983) Statistics for Technology. Third Edition. (New York: Chapman and Hall.)
  • Dietrich, C.F. (1991), Uncertainty, calibration and probability. Second Edition (Bristol: Adam Hilger.)
  • EA-4/02 Expression of the Uncertainty of Measurement in Calibration, 1999, European co-operation for Accreditation.
  • International Standard ISO 3534-1 Statistics - vocabulary and symbols - Part I:Probability and General Statistical Terms, First Edition 1993, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.
  • PD 6461 : Part 1 : 1995 Vocabulary of Metrology, Part 1. Basic and general terms (international), British Standards Institution, London.
  • EURACHEM/CITAC Guide: Quantifying Uncertainty in Analytical Measurement,Second Edition 2000.
  • UKAS publication M 3003 The Expression of Uncertainty and Confidence in Measurement Edition 1, December 1997.
  • International Standard ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, First Edition 1999, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.