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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, consider propagation of error division the simple example where we estimate the area of a rectangle from replicate measurements of
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length and width. The area $$ area = length \cdot width $$ can be computed from each replicate. The standard deviation of
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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 treatment of unsuspected sources
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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 the approximation for products of error propagation excel 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 equation. Approximate formula assumes indpendence The approximate formula assume
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of the article Return articles authored bye.g., "PJ Hayes" or McCarthyReturn articles published ine.g., J Biol Chem or NatureReturn articles dated between—e.g., 1996Scholar1 error propagation result (0.02 sec)My CitationsMy CitationsMetricsSettingsAdvanced searchLookup [PDF] nist.gov[PDF][PDF] Notes on the use of propagation of error formulasHH Ku - Journal of Research of the National Bureau error propagation ku of …, 1966 - nvlpubs.nist.govThe" law of propagation o [error" is a tool that physical scientists have conveniently and frequently used in their work for many years, yet an adequate reference is difficult to find. In this paper an expository review of this topic is presented, particularly in the light of current ...Cited by 525 Related articles All 2 versions Cite SaveSaving...SavedError saving. Try again? More View as HTML FewerAbout Google Scholar Privacy Terms Provide feedback