Measurement Uncertainty and Probability

Measurement Uncertainty and Probability

by Willink, Robin

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A measurement result is incomplete without a statement of its 'uncertainty' or 'margin of error'. But what does this statement actually tell us? By examining the practical meaning of probability, this book discusses what is meant by a '95 percent interval of measurement uncertainty', and how such an interval can be calculated. The book argues that the concept of an unknown 'target value' is essential if probability is to be used as a tool for evaluating measurement uncertainty.

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  • Full title :Measurement Uncertainty and Probability

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A measurement result is incomplete without a statement of its 'uncertainty' or 'margin of error'. But what does this statement actually tell us? By examining the practical meaning of probability, this book discusses what is meant by a '95 percent interval of measurement uncertainty', and how such an interval can be calculated. The book argues that the concept of an unknown 'target value' is essential if probability is to be used as a tool for evaluating measurement uncertainty.

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  • Publication Date:2013

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  • Description:276 s. : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1107021936, 9781107021938
  • oclc:ocn853252102
  • Dewey Decimal:530.8

Table of Contents

Part I. Principles: 1. Introduction; 2. Foundational ideas in measurement; 3. Components of error or uncertainty; 4. Foundational ideas in probability and statistics; 5. The randomization of systematic errors; 6. Beyond the standard confidence interval; Part II. Evaluation of Uncertainty: 7. Final preparation; 8. Evaluation using the linear approximation; 9. Evaluation without the linear approximations; 10. Uncertainty information fit for purpose; Part III. Related Topics: 11. Measurement of vectors and functions; 12. Why take part in a measurement comparison?; 13. Other philosophies; 14. An assessment of objectiv Bayesian methods; 15. A guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement; 16. Measurement near a limit -- an insoluble problem?; References; Index.

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Willink, Robin

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