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PDF Share Share Share Tweet Share IntroductionDerivation of Exact FormulaDerivation of Arithmetic ExampleCaveats and WarningsDisadvantages of Propagation of Error ApproachTreatment of Covariance TermsReferencesContributors Propagation of Error (or Propagation of Uncertainty) is defined as the effects on a function by a variable's uncertainty. It is a calculus derived statistical calculation error propagation khan academy designed to combine uncertainties from multiple variables, in order to provide an accurate measurement of uncertainty. Introduction Every measurement has an air of uncertainty about it, and not all uncertainties are equal. Therefore, the ability to properly combine uncertainties from different measurements is crucial. Uncertainty in measurement comes about in a variety of ways: instrument variability, different observers, sample differences, time of day, etc. Typically, error is given by the standard deviation (\(\sigma_x\)) of a measurement. Anytime a calculation requires more than one variable to solve, propagation of error is necessary to properly determine the uncertainty. For example, lets say we are using a UV-Vis Spectrophotometer to determine the molar absorptivity of a molecule via Beer's Law: A = ε l c. Since at least two of the variables have an uncertainty based on the equipment used, a propagation of error formula must be appli
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Password Sign in Sign in Sign in Registration Forgot password Expand/collapse global hierarchy Home Textbook Maps Analytical error propagation log Chemistry Textbook Maps Map: Analytical Chemistry 2.0 (Harvey) 4: Evaluating Analytical Data Expand/collapse global location 4.3: Propagation of Uncertainty Last updated 10:52, 25 May 2016 Save as http://chem.libretexts.org/Core/Analytical_Chemistry/Quantifying_Nature/Significant_Digits/Propagation_of_Error PDF Share Share Share Tweet Share 4.3.1 A Few Symbols4.3.2 Uncertainty When Adding or Subtracting4.3.3 Uncertainty When Multiplying or Dividing4.3.4 Uncertainty for Mixed Operations4.3.5 Uncertainty for Other Mathematical Functions4.3.6 Is Calculating Uncertainty Actually Useful?Contributors Suppose you dispense 20 mL of a reagent using the Class A 10-mL pipet whose calibration information is given in Table http://chem.libretexts.org/Textbook_Maps/Analytical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Map%3A_Analytical_Chemistry_2.0_(Harvey)/04_Evaluating_Analytical_Data/4.3%3A_Propagation_of_Uncertainty 4.9. If the volume and uncertainty for one use of the pipet is 9.992 ± 0.006 mL, what is the volume and uncertainty when we use the pipet twice? As a first guess, we might simply add together the volume and the maximum uncertainty for each delivery; thus \[\mathrm{(9.992\: mL + 9.992\: mL) ± (0.006\: mL + 0.006\: mL) = 19.984 ± 0.012\: mL}\] It is easy to appreciate that combining uncertainties in this way overestimates the total uncertainty. Adding the uncertainty for the first delivery to that of the second delivery assumes that with each use the indeterminate error is in the same direction and is as large as possible. At the other extreme, we might assume that the uncertainty for one delivery is positive and the other is negative. If we subtract the maximum uncertainties for each delivery, \[\mathrm{(9.992\: mL + 9.992\: mL) ± (0.006\: mL - 0.006\: mL) = 19.984 ± 0.000\: mL}\] we clearly underestimate the total uncertain
"change" in the value of that quantity. Results are is obtained by mathematical operations on the data, and small changes in any https://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/scenario/errorman/propagat.htm data quantity can affect the value of a result. We say that "errors in the data propagate through the calculations to produce error in the result." 3.2 MAXIMUM ERROR We first consider how data errors propagate through calculations to affect error limits (or maximum error) of results. It's easiest to first consider determinate errors, which have explicit sign. This leads to useful rules for error error propagation propagation. Then we'll modify and extend the rules to other error measures and also to indeterminate errors. The underlying mathematics is that of "finite differences," an algebra for dealing with numbers which have relatively small variations imposed upon them. The finite differences we are interested in are variations from "true values" caused by experimental errors. Consider a result, R, calculated from the sum of two data error propagation tables quantities A and B. For this discussion we'll use ΔA and ΔB to represent the errors in A and B respectively. The data quantities are written to show the errors explicitly: [3-1] A + ΔA and B + ΔB We allow the possibility that ΔA and ΔB may be either positive or negative, the signs being "in" the symbols "ΔA" and "ΔB." The result of adding A and B is expressed by the equation: R = A + B. When errors are explicitly included, it is written: (A + ΔA) + (B + ΔB) = (A + B) + (Δa + δb) So the result, with its error ΔR explicitly shown in the form R + ΔR, is: R + ΔR = (A + B) + (Δa + Δb) [3-2] The error in R is: ΔR = ΔA + ΔB. We conclude that the error in the sum of two quantities is the sum of the errors in those quantities. You can easily work out the case where the result is calculated from the difference of two quantities. In that case the error in the result is the difference in the errors. Summari
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