Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ305848
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Uncertainty Analysis by the "Worst Case" Method.
Gordon, Roy; And Others
Journal of Chemical Education, v61 n9 p780-81 Sep 1984
Presents a new method of uncertainty propagation which concentrates on the calculation of upper and lower limits (the "worst cases"), bypassing absolute and relative uncertainties. Includes advantages of this method and its use in freshmen laboratories, advantages of the traditional method, and a numerical example done by both methods. (JN)
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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