Error Propagation Lnx/y
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constant size. Indeterminate errors have unpredictable size and sign, with equal likelihood of being + or -. RULES FOR ELEMENTARY OPERATIONS (DETERMINATE ERRORS) SUM propagation error natural log RULE: When R = A + B then ΔR = ΔA +
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ΔB DIFFERENCE RULE: When R = A - B then ΔR = ΔA - ΔB PRODUCT RULE: error propagation example problems When R = AB then (ΔR)/R = (ΔA)/A + (ΔB)/B QUOTIENT RULE: When R = A/B then (ΔR)/R = (ΔA)/A + (ΔB)/B POWER RULE: When R = An then
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(ΔR)/R = n(ΔA)/A or (ΔR) = n An-1(ΔA) Memory clues: When quantities are added (or subtracted) their absolute errors add (or subtract). But when quantities are multiplied (or divided), their relative fractional errors add (or subtract). These rules will be freely used, when appropriate. We can also collect and tabulate the results for commonly used elementary functions. Note: Where error propagation sine Δt appears, it must be expressed in radians. RULES FOR ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS (DETERMINATE ERRORS) EQUATION ERROR EQUATION R = sin q ΔR = (dq) cos q R = cos q ΔR = -(dq) sin q R = tan q ΔR = (dq) sec2 q R = ex ΔR = (Δx) ex R = e-x ΔR = -(Δx) e-x R = ln(x) ΔR = (Δx)/x Any measures of error may be converted to relative (fractional) form by using the definition of relative error. The fractional error in x is: fx = (ΔR)x)/x where (ΔR)x is the absolute ereror in x. Therefore xfx = (ΔR)x. The rules for indeterminate errors are simpler. RULES FOR ELEMENTARY OPERATIONS (INDETERMINATE ERRORS) SUM OR DIFFERENCE: When R = A + B then ΔR = ΔA + ΔB PRODUCT OR QUOTIENT: When R = AB then (ΔR)/R = (ΔA)/A + (ΔB)/B POWER RULE: When R = An then (ΔR)/R = n(ΔA)/A or (ΔR) = n An-1(ΔA) The indeterminate error rules for elementary functions are the same as those fo
to get a speed, or adding two lengths to get a total length. Now that we have learned how to determine the error in the directly measured quantities we need to learn how these errors propagate to an error in the result. We assume that the two directly measured quantities are X and
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Y, with errors X and Y respectively. The measurements X and Y must be independent of each
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other. The fractional error is the value of the error divided by the value of the quantity: X / X. The fractional error multiplied by 100 is absolute uncertainty natural logarithm the percentage error. Everything is this section assumes that the error is "small" compared to the value itself, i.e. that the fractional error is much less than one. For many situations, we can find the error in the result Z using three simple rules: https://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/scenario/errorman/rules.htm Rule 1 If: or: then: In words, this says that the error in the result of an addition or subtraction is the square root of the sum of the squares of the errors in the quantities being added or subtracted. This mathematical procedure, also used in Pythagoras' theorem about right triangles, is called quadrature. Rule 2 If: or: then: In this case also the errors are combined in quadrature, but this time it is the fractional errors, i.e. the error in the quantity divided by the value of the http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/ErrorAnalysis/Propagation.html quantity, that are combined. Sometimes the fractional error is called the relative error. The above form emphasises the similarity with Rule 1. However, in order to calculate the value of Z you would use the following form: Rule 3 If: then: or equivalently: For the square of a quantity, X2, you might reason that this is just X times X and use Rule 2. This is wrong because Rules 1 and 2 are only for when the two quantities being combined, X and Y, are independent of each other. Here there is only one measurement of one quantity. Question 9.1. Does the first form of Rule 3 look familiar to you? What does it remind you of? (Hint: change the delta's to d's.) Question 9.2. A student measures three lengths a, b and c in cm and a time t in seconds: a = 50 ± 4 b = 20 ± 3 c = 70 ± 3 t = 2.1 ± 0.1 Calculate a + b, a + b + c, a / t, and (a + c) / t. Question 9.3. Calculate (1.23 ± 0.03) + . ( is the irrational number 3.14159265 ) Question 9.4. Calculate (1.23 ± 0.03) × . Exercise 9.1. In Exercise 6.1 you measured the thickness of a hardcover book. What is the volume of that book? What is the error in that estimated volume? You may have noticed a useful property of quadrature while doing the above questions. Say one quantity has an error of 2 and the other quantity has an error of 1. Then the error in
calculator. Uncertainty Calculator This is a device for performing calculations involving quantities with known or estimated uncertainties. This is known as error propagation or uncertainty propagation. It calculates uncertainties two ways: most probable uncertainty, also called http://denethor.wlu.ca/data/xc.shtml standard error (or uncorrelated uncertainty), which is used when errors are independent; maximum uncertainty, also called maximum error (or correlated uncertainty), which is used when they are not. There are a couple of radio buttons to choose which type of uncertainty you want to use. Why is there no equals sign? This calculator operates in what is known as postfix mode. That means you input your values for X and Y error propagation first, and then you choose what you want to do with them. This will be explained later in the section under Operation. (In many ways this actually makes it easier to use once you get used to it.) What calculations can I do? The calculations may involve algebraic operations such as: Z = X + Y Z = X - Y Z = X * Y Z = X/Y Z error propagation lnx/y = XY or mathematical functions of the type: Z = 1/X Z = |X| Z = ln(X) Z = log10(X) Z = 10X Z = eX Z = sqrt(X) Z = X2 It also includes trigonometric functions. The trig functions assume angles are in radians. There are also functions to convert between degrees and radians. If uncertainties (dX, dY) are provided for the input quantities (X,Y), the program will perform the operation or function to calculate the answer (Z) and will also calculate the uncertainty in the answer (dZ). The program will assume the value has no uncertainty if an uncertainty is not provided. FZ and FdZ refer to formatted versions of Z and dZ. These are still being developed (ie. they may not be quite right at present.) Commands Functions Mode Maximum Error Standard Error Data Input X ± dX Y ± dY Operation Output Z ± dZ FZ ± FdZ Mem ± dMem Operators Operation: Position the cursor on the blank under "X", click the mouse, and type a value. Alternately, press the TAB key until the cursor appears in this blank, then type the number. In case of an error, use normal text-editing procedures.Enter values for X and dX, and possibly for Y and dY. (The
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