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or more quantities, each with their individual uncertainties, and then combine the information from these quantities in order to come up with a final result of our experiment. How can you state your answer for the combined result of these measurements and their uncertainties scientifically? The answer propagation of error division to this fairly common question depends on how the individual measurements are combined in the result. error propagation physics We will treat each case separately: Addition of measured quantities If you have measured values for the quantities X, Y, and Z, with dividing uncertainties uncertainties dX, dY, and dZ, and your final result, R, is the sum or difference of these quantities, then the uncertainty dR is: Here the upper equation is an approximation that can also serve as an upper bound error propagation square root for the error. Please note that the rule is the same for addition and subtraction of quantities. Example: Suppose we have measured the starting position as x1 = 9.3+-0.2 m and the finishing position as x2 = 14.4+-0.3 m. Then the displacement is: Dx = x2-x1 = 14.4 m - 9.3 m = 5.1 m and the error in the displacement is: (0.22 + 0.32)1/2 m = 0.36 m Multiplication of measured quantities In the same way as for
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sums and differences, we can also state the result for the case of multiplication and division: Again the upper line is an approximation and the lower line is the exact result for independent random uncertainties in the individual variables. And again please note that for the purpose of error calculation there is no difference between multiplication and division. Example: We have measured a displacement of x = 5.1+-0.4 m during a time of t = 0.4+-0.1 s. What is the average velocity and the error in the average velocity? v = x / t = 5.1 m / 0.4 s = 12.75 m/s and the uncertainty in the velocity is: dv = |v| [ (dx/x)2 + (dt/t)2 ]1/2 = 12.75 m/s [(0.4/5.1)2 + (0.1/0.4)2]1/2 = 3.34 m/s Multiplication with a constant What if you have measured the uncertainty in an observable X, and you need to multiply it with a constant that is known exactly? What is the error then? This is easy: just multiply the error in X with the absolute value of the constant, and this will give you the error in R: If you compare this to the above rule for multiplication of two quantities, you see that this is just the special case of that rule for the uncertainty in c, dc = 0. Example: If an object is realeased from rest and is in free fa
metres long, but I’ve only got a 4 metre tape measure. I’ve also got
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a 1 metre ruler as well, so what I do error propagation average is extend the tape measure to measure 4 metres, and then I measure the last metre error propagation excel with the ruler. The measurements I get, with their errors, are: Sponsored Links Now I want to know the entire length of my room, so http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/labs/error/e2.htm I need to add these two numbers together – 4 + 1 = 5 m. But what about the errors – how do I add these? Adding and subtracting numbers with errors When you add or subtract two numbers with errors, you just add the errors (you add the errors regardless of whether http://www.math-mate.com/chapter34_4.shtml the numbers are being added or subtracted). So for our room measurement case, we need to add the ‘0.01m’ and ‘0.005m’ errors together, to get ‘0.015 m’ as our final error. We just need to put this on the end of our added measurements: You can show how this works by considering the two extreme cases that could happen. Say the measurement with our tape measure was over by the maximum amount – when we measured 4 m it was actually 3.99 m. Let’s also say that the ruler measurement was over as well by the maximum amount – so when we measured 1.00 m it was really 0.995 m. If we add these two amounts together, we get: This number is exactly the same as the lower limit of our error estimate for our added measurements: You’d find it would also work if you considered the opposite case – if our measurements wer
by 0" or "Divide Overflow" error messages. The divide error messages are caused when the computer or software attempts run a process that attempts to perform a mathematical http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000396.htm division by zero, which is an illegal operation. This error message could also be caused by a computer or software limitation or conflict with computer memory. Improper calculation If you or the program you are using performs a calculation in any program and experience a divide error, ensure that the calculation being performed is possible. Some programs are not capable of verifying the accuracy of a calculation error propagation and may perform an illegal instruction. Programs such as Microsoft Excel, will generate a #DIV!0 error indicating the formula or calculation is invalid, or you are attempting to divide by zero. Hardware or software incompatibility This issue can occur if software is being run on a computer that has hardware that is incompatible with the software. For example, this issue may occur with restore software designed for a error calculation divide specific computer and is being run on another computer or on the correct computer that has added hardware within it. Make sure all software installed on the computer is up to date and fully compatible with the system. Driver issue If you are encountering a divide error while using Windows, make sure you are running the latest drivers and software for all component hardware devices. Verify the video card, sound card, network card and modem drivers on the computer. You can find a listing of computer drivers on our driver page. Software issue If the divide error happens while in a game or program and the above recommendations does not resolve your issue, verify all software patches and upgrades have been obtained and applied. Also, verify no other program is running in the background that could be causing your problem by End Tasking all background programs and TSRs. External cache or 2nd level cache If you are encountering the divide error in an older software program or game it can be caused by compatibility issues with External cache or 2nd level cache. Temporarily disabling this feature in CMOS Setup may resolve your issue. Operating system issue If you continue to expe