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Metrological data is known to be blurred by the imperfections of the measuring process. In retrospect, for about two centuries regular or constant errors were no focal point of experimental activities, only irregular or random error were. Today's notation of unknown systematic errors is in line with this. Confusingly enough, the worldwide practiced approach to belatedly admit those unknown systematic errors amounts to consider them as being random, too. This book discusses a new error concept dispensing with the common practice to randomize unknown systematic errors. Instead, unknown systematic errors will be treated as what they physically are- namely as constants being unknown with respect to magnitude and sign. The ideas considered in this book issue a proceeding steadily localizing the true values of the measurands and consequently traceability.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Author biography
  • 1. Basics of metrology
  • 2. Some statistics
  • 3. Measurement uncertainties
  • 4. Method of least squares
  • 5. Fitting of straight lines
  • 6. Features of least squares estimators
  • 7. Prospects
  • 8. Epilogue
  • References and suggested reading

    Truth and Traceability in Physics and Metrology

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        Publisher Morgan & Claypool Publishers
        Published 30 October 2018
        ISBN-13 9781643270975
        978-1643270975
        ISBN-10 1643270974
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        Science & Nature Mathematical / Computational / Theoretical physics Science: general issues Scientific standards, measurement etc

        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Metrological data is known to be blurred by the imperfections of the measuring process. In retrospect, for about two centuries regular or constant errors were no focal point of experimental activities, only irregular or random error were. Today's notation of unknown systematic errors is in line with this. Confusingly enough, the worldwide practiced approach to belatedly admit those unknown systematic errors amounts to consider them as being random, too. This book discusses a new error concept dispensing with the common practice to randomize unknown systematic errors. Instead, unknown systematic errors will be treated as what they physically are- namely as constants being unknown with respect to magnitude and sign. The ideas considered in this book issue a proceeding steadily localizing the true values of the measurands and consequently traceability.

        Table of Contents
        • Preface
        • Acknowledgements
        • Author biography
        • 1. Basics of metrology
        • 2. Some statistics
        • 3. Measurement uncertainties
        • 4. Method of least squares
        • 5. Fitting of straight lines
        • 6. Features of least squares estimators
        • 7. Prospects
        • 8. Epilogue
        • References and suggested reading

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