Title :
Fundamentals of error analysis
Author :
Ku, Harry H. ; Judish, Robert M.
Author_Institution :
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the process of assessing the uncertainty of measurement results through error analysis. We restrict the discussion to sources of errors, measurement errors, modeling errors, and calibration errors in the context of physical experiments.
Keywords :
Calibration; Electromagnetic measurements; Error analysis; Error correction; Instruments; Measurement standards; NIST; Network address translation; Particle measurements; Surveillance;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1986.13395
