Treatment of experimental data with discordant observations: Issues in empirical identification of distribution

Measurement Science Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 133-140

  Barbato, G ^a   Genta, G ^b   Germak, A ^a   Levi, R ^a   Vicario, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

confidence region; Distribution shape; gravimetry; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENTS; CONFIDENCE REGION; DISTRIBUTION SHAPE; EASE-OF-USE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GRAVITY ACCELERATION; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; MECHANISTIC MODELS; SAMPLE SIZES; UNCERTAINTY;

GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 84865263572     PISSN: 13358871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10048-012-0020-y     Document Type: Review

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