The Generalized Lambda Distribution for the expression of measurement uncertainty

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 2118-2123

  Lampasi, D A ^a   Di Nicola, F ^a   Podesta L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibration; Digital signal processing; Measurement uncertainty; Monte Carlo method; Probability; Virtual instruments

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

COVERAGE INTERVALS; GENERALIZED LAMBDA DISTRIBUTION; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

EID: 33847140629     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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