Evaluation of measurement uncertainty and its numerical calculation by a Monte Carlo method

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Wübbeler, Gerd ^a   Krystek, Michael ^a   Elster, Clemens ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Calibration; GUM; Measurement uncertainty; Monte Carlo method; Probability density function; Traceability

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN STATISTICS; DE FACTO STANDARD; GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENTS; ITS APPLICATIONS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTIONS (PDFS); TRACEABILITY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 48849106437     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/8/084009     Document Type: Article

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