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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
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these measurements and their uncertainties scientifically? The answer to this fairly common question depends multiplying by a constant cell in excel on how the individual measurements are combined in the result. We will treat each case separately: Addition of measured quantities If
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you have measured values for the quantities X, Y, and Z, with uncertainties dX, dY, and dZ, and your final result, R, is the sum or difference of these quantities, then the uncertainty dR how to calculate error when multiplying is: Here the upper equation is an approximation that can also serve as an upper bound 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 = error propagation multiplication by a constant 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 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 gi
would be your guess: can an American Corvette get away if chased by an Italian police Lamborghini?
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of the Corvette is 186 mph ± 2 mph. The top speed of the error propagation physics Lamborghini Gallardo is 309 km/h ± 5 km/h. We know that 1 mile = 1.61 km. In order to convert
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the speed of the Corvette to km/h, we need to multiply it by the factor of 1.61. What should we do with the error? Well, you've learned in the previous section that when http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/labs/error/e2.htm you multiply two quantities, you add their relative errors. The relative error on the Corvette speed is 1%. However, the conversion factor from miles to kilometers can be regarded as an exact number.1 There is no error associated with it. Its relative error is 0%. Thus the relative error on the Corvette speed in km/h is the same as it was in mph, 1%. (adding relative https://phys.columbia.edu/~tutorial/propagation/tut_e_4_3.html errors: 1% + 0% = 1%.) It means that we can multiply the error in mph by the conversion constant just in the same way we multiply the speed. So our answer for the maximum speed of the Corvette in km/h is: 299 km/h ± 3 km/h. Now we are ready to answer the question posed at the beginning in a scientific way. The highest possible top speed of the Corvette consistent with the errors is 302 km/h. The lowest possible top speed of the Lamborghini Gallardo consistent with the errors is 304 km/h. Bad news for would-be speedsters on Italian highways. No way can you get away from that police car. The rule we discussed in this chase example is true in all cases involving multiplication or division by an exact number. You simply multiply or divide the absolute error by the exact number just as you multiply or divide the central value; that is, the relative error stays the same when you multiply or divide a measured value by an exact number. << Previous Page Next Page >> 1 For this example, we are regarding the conversion 1 mile = 1.61 km as exact. Actually,
uncertainty of an answer obtained from a calculation. Every time data are measured, there is an uncertainty associated with that measurement. (Refer to guide to Measurement and Uncertainty.) If these measurements used in your calculation have some uncertainty associated with http://physics.appstate.edu/undergraduate-programs/laboratory/resources/error-propagation them, then the final answer will, of course, have some level of uncertainty. For instance, in lab you might measure an object's position at different times in order to find the object's average velocity. Since both distance and time measurements have uncertainties associated with them, those uncertainties follow the numbers throughout the calculations and eventually affect your final answer for the velocity of that object. How would you determine the uncertainty in your calculated values? error propagation In lab, graphs are often used where LoggerPro software calculates uncertainties in slope and intercept values for you. In other classes, like chemistry, there are particular ways to calculate uncertainties. In fact, since uncertainty calculations are based on statistics, there are as many different ways to determine uncertainties as there are statistical methods. The error propagation methods presented in this guide are a set of general rules that will be consistently used for all by a constant levels of physics classes in this department. In the following examples: q is the result of a mathematical operation δ is the uncertainty associated with a measurement. For example, if you have a measurement that looks like this: m = 20.4 kg ±0.2 kg Thenq = 20.4 kg and δm = 0.2 kg First Step: Make sure that your units are consistent Make sure that you are using SI units and that they are consistent. If you are converting between unit systems, then you are probably multiplying your value by a constant. Please see the following rule on how to use constants. Logger Pro If you are using a curve fit generated by Logger Pro, please use the uncertainty associated with the parameters that Logger Pro give you. In the above linear fit, m = 0.9000 andδm = 0.05774. The uncertainty should be rounded to 0.06, which means that the slope must be rounded to the hundredths place as well: m = 0.90± 0.06 If the above values have units, don't forget to include them. Constants If an expression contains a constant, B, such that q =Bx, then: You can see the the constant B only enters the equation in that it is used to determine q. Example: F = mg = (20.4 kg)(-9.80 m/s2) = -199.92 kgm/s2 δF/F = δm/m Î
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