Rounding of measurement values or derived values

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-30

  Wilrich, Peter Th ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Measurement values; Rounding; Sheppard correction; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

MEASUREMENT VALUES; ROUNDING; SHEPPARD CORRECTION; STANDARD DEVIATION; UNCERTAINITY;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

EID: 10444229574     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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