Error Propagation Analysis
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propagation of error) is the effect of variables' uncertainties (or errors, more specifically random errors) on the uncertainty of a function based on them. error propagation When the variables are the values of experimental measurements they have
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uncertainties due to measurement limitations (e.g., instrument precision) which propagate to the combination of variables in error propagation rules the function. The uncertainty u can be expressed in a number of ways. It may be defined by the absolute error Δx. Uncertainties can also be defined
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by the relative error (Δx)/x, which is usually written as a percentage. Most commonly, the uncertainty on a quantity is quantified in terms of the standard deviation, σ, the positive square root of variance, σ2. The value of a quantity and its error are then expressed as an interval x ± u. If the statistical propagation of error calculation example probability distribution of the variable is known or can be assumed, it is possible to derive confidence limits to describe the region within which the true value of the variable may be found. For example, the 68% confidence limits for a one-dimensional variable belonging to a normal distribution are ± one standard deviation from the value, that is, there is approximately a 68% probability that the true value lies in the region x ± σ. If the uncertainties are correlated then covariance must be taken into account. Correlation can arise from two different sources. First, the measurement errors may be correlated. Second, when the underlying values are correlated across a population, the uncertainties in the group averages will be correlated.[1] Contents 1 Linear combinations 2 Non-linear combinations 2.1 Simplification 2.2 Example 2.3 Caveats and warnings 2.3.1 Reciprocal 2.3.2 Shifted reciprocal 3 Example formulas 4 Example calculations 4.1 Inverse tangent function 4.2 Resistance measurement 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External
The approach to uncertainty analysis that has been followed up to this point in the discussion has been what is called a top-down approach. Uncertainty components are estimated from direct repetitions of the measurement result. To contrast this with a propagation of error approach,
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consider the simple example where we estimate the area of a rectangle from replicate
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measurements of length and width. The area $$ area = length \cdot width $$ can be computed from each replicate. The error propagation physics standard deviation of the reported area is estimated directly from the replicates of area. Advantages of top-down approach This approach has the following advantages: proper treatment of covariances between measurements of length and width proper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propagation_of_uncertainty treatment of unsuspected sources of error that would emerge if measurements covered a range of operating conditions and a sufficiently long time period independence from propagation of error model Propagation of error approach combines estimates from individual auxiliary measurements The formal propagation of error approach is to compute: standard deviation from the length measurements standard deviation from the width measurements and combine the two into a standard deviation for area using http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/mpc/section5/mpc55.htm the approximation for products of two variables (ignoring a possible covariance between length and width), $$ s_{area} = \sqrt{width^2 \cdot s_{length}^2 + length^2 \cdot s_{width}^2} $$ Exact formula Goodman (1960) derived an exact formula for the variance between two products. Given two random variables, \(x\) and \(y\) (correspond to width and length in the above approximate formula), the exact formula for the variance is: $$ V(\bar{x} \bar{y}) = \frac{1}{n} \left[ X^2 V(y) + Y^2 V(x) + 2XYE_{11} + 2X\frac{E_{12}}{n} + 2Y\frac{E_{21}}{n} + \frac{V(x) V(y)}{n} + \frac{Cov((\Delta x)^2, (\Delta y)^2) -E_{11}^2 }{n^2} \right] $$ with \(X = E(x)\) and \(Y = E(y)\) (corresponds to width and length, respectively, in the approximate formula) \(V(x)\) is the variance of \(x\) and \(V(y)\) is the variance \(y\) (corresponds to \(s^2\) for width and length, respectively, in the approximate formula) \( E_{ij} = {(\Delta x)^i, (\Delta y)^j}\) where \( \Delta x = x - X \) and \( \Delta y = y - Y \) \( Cov((\Delta x)^2, (\Delta y)^2) = E_{22} - V(x) V(y) \) To obtain the standard deviation, simply take the square root of the above formula. Also, an estimate of the statistic is obtained by substituting sample estimates for the corresponding population values on the right hand side of the eq
Propagation of Uncertainty Scott Lawson SubscribeSubscribedUnsubscribe3,6953K Loading... Loading... Working... Add to Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Sign in Share More Report Need to report the video? Sign in to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0OYaG6a51w report inappropriate content. Sign in Transcript Statistics 47,722 views 177 Like this video? Sign in to make your opinion count. Sign in 178 11 Don't like this video? Sign in to make your opinion count. Sign in 12 Loading... Loading... Transcript The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again error propagation later. Uploaded on Jan 13, 2012How to calculate the uncertainty of a value that is a result of taking in multiple other variables, for instance, D=V*T. 'D' is the result of V*T. Since the variables used to calculate this, V and T, could have different uncertainties in measurements, we use partial derivatives to give us a good number for the final absolute uncertainty. In this video I use error propagation analysis the example of resistivity, which is a function of resistance, length and cross sectional area. Category Education License Standard YouTube License Show more Show less Loading... Advertisement Autoplay When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Up next Propagation of Errors - Duration: 7:04. paulcolor 29,438 views 7:04 Calculating Uncertainties - Duration: 12:15. Colin Killmer 11,475 views 12:15 Propagation of Uncertainty, Parts 1 and 2 - Duration: 16:31. Robbie Berg 21,912 views 16:31 Propagation of Error - Duration: 7:01. Matt Becker 10,709 views 7:01 Measurements, Uncertainties, and Error Propagation - Duration: 1:36:37. PhysicsOnTheBrain 44,984 views 1:36:37 Uncertainty propagation by formula or spreadsheet - Duration: 15:00. outreachc21 17,692 views 15:00 XI 4 Error Propagation - Duration: 46:04. Pradeep Kshetrapal 20,520 views 46:04 Experimental Uncertainty - Duration: 6:39. EngineerItProgram 11,234 views 6:39 Error types and error propagation - Duration: 18:40. Robyn Goacher 1,377 views 18:40 Error Analysis Introduction - Duration: 17:08. Jason Harlow 8,916 views 17:08 Error Propagation - Duration: 7:27. ProfessorSerna 7,172 views 7:27 Simple Calculations of Average and the Uncertainty in the Average - Duration: 4:22. MisterTyndallPhysics 31,083 views 4:22 Error propagation - Duration: 10:29. David Urminsky 1,569 views 10:29 IB Physics: Propagating Uncertainties - Duration: 15:18. Chris Doner 4,417 vi
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