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Calculation of Uncertainty

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We may explain the meaning and importance of uncertainty in measurement in several ways. It is widely recognized that the value of a measured quantity is determined within a certain range. The range depends upon instruments, quality of measurements taken and the confidence level at which the final result is to be stated. Leaving aside the formal definition, half of this range may be called uncertainty of measurement. The uncertainty in a measurement result will depend upon all the three aforesaid elements. Therefore, quantifying a measurable quantity through any measurement process is meaningful only if the value of the quantity measured is given with a proper unit of measurement and is accompanied by an overall uncertainty in measurement.

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Gupta, S.V. (2012). Calculation of Uncertainty. In: Measurement Uncertainties. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20989-5_7

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