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Estimating measurement uncertainty on using software

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Methods are examined for estimating the three basic components of the uncertainty in measurements resulting from the use of software: input data uncertainty, uncertainty associated with the processing algorithm, and uncertainty due to the software implementation of that algorithm.

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  1. Mendeleev All-Russia Metrology Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. G. Chunovkina, V. A. Slaev, A. V. Stepanov & N. D. Zvyagin

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 7, pp. 3–8, July, 2008.

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Chunovkina, A.G., Slaev, V.A., Stepanov, A.V. et al. Estimating measurement uncertainty on using software. Meas Tech 51, 699–705 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-008-9103-4

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