Error Analysis Non-calculus
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please let me know. One of the standard notations for expressing a quantity with error is standard deviation calculus x ± Δx. In some cases I find it more convenient to use upper case letters for measured quantities, and lower case for their errors: A ± error analysis physics a. The notation
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are now in alphabetical order. A. UNCERTAINTIES (ERRORS) OF MEASUREMENT Consistent with current practice, the term "error" is used here as a synonym for "experimental uncertainty." No measurement is perfectly accurate or exact. Many instrumental, physical and human limitations cause measurements to deviate from the "true" values of the quantities being measured. These deviations are called "experimental uncertainties," but more commonly the shorter word "error" is used. What is the "true value" of a measured quantity? We can think of it as the value we'd measure if we somehow eliminated all error from instruments and procedure. This is a natural enough concept, and a useful one, even though at this point in the discussion it may sound like circular logic. We can improve the measurement process, of course, but since we can never eliminate measurement errors entirely, we can never hope to measure true values. We have only introduced the concept of true value for purposes of discussion. When we specify the "error
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