From errors to probability density functions. evolution of the concept of measurement uncertainty

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2153-2159

  Bich, Walter ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayes procedures; estimation; measurement; probability; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYES PROCEDURE; FALSE BELIEFS; GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENTS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENT; WORKING GROUPS;

ESTIMATION; MEASUREMENTS; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863987452     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2012.2193696     Document Type: Article

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