Estimation of primary pH measurement uncertainty using Monte Carlo simulation

Metrologia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 306-310

  Damasceno, J C ^a   Borges, R M H ^a   Couto, P R G ^a   Ordine, A P ^a   Getrouw, M A ^a   Borges, P P ^a   Fraga, I C S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

PH MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; REGIONAL COMPARISON; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION;

PH METERS;

EID: 33744786556     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/43/3/014     Document Type: Article

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