Sassenav22 Messages 29 Reaction score 0 Thread starter May 3, 2010 #1 Can someone show me how to add, subtract, multiply and divide uncertainties in measurement.
LCKurtz Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 9,567 Reaction score 775 May 3, 2010 #2 I'm not sure I understand your question. Do you mean something like given errors in measuring a and b estimate the error in calculating some function f(a,b)? Or something else?
I'm not sure I understand your question. Do you mean something like given errors in measuring a and b estimate the error in calculating some function f(a,b)? Or something else?
Sassenav22 Messages 29 Reaction score 0 May 3, 2010 #3 errors in measurement like 0.06 plus and minus 5% and 0.09 plus and minus 3%
Gerenuk Messages 1,027 Reaction score 5 May 4, 2010 #4 Maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propagation_of_uncertainty makes sense to you. Especially the examples. For uncorrelated variables the covariances and the correlation factor are zero.
Maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propagation_of_uncertainty makes sense to you. Especially the examples. For uncorrelated variables the covariances and the correlation factor are zero.