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Errors in Measurement

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An Introduction to Electrical Instrumentation

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Abstract

No measurement is perfect. However, the imperfections of a measurement must be established and they are normally quoted as the tolerance or errors of measurement in relation to a standard or absolute value. Thus a system of comparisons must be established whereby any measurement made can be related to the standard value. Figure 7.1 gives a possible chain of relationships by which everyday measurements in electrical quantities may be evaluated in terms of the accepted standard values.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Brighton Polytechnic, UK

    B. A. Gregory (Senior Lecturer Specialising in Electrical Instrumentation)

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Gregory, B.A. (1973). Errors in Measurement. In: An Introduction to Electrical Instrumentation. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01880-2_8

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