The GUM revision: The Bayesian view toward the expression of measurement uncertainty

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Lira, I ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; measurement uncertainty; probability density functions

Indexed keywords

LABORATORIES; TEACHING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN STATISTICS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; ENGINEERING LABORATORIES; GUIDE TO THE EXPRESSION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENTS; LABORATORY COURSE; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; PHYSICS LABORATORIES; UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 84959251603     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/37/2/025803     Document Type: Article

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