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Measurement of the ratio of two normally distributed random quantities

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The conditions under which it is practical to use the characteristics of the mathematical expectation and variance for estimating the result of measuring the ratio of two normally distributed random quantities are discussed. Computational formulas are presented and the results are shown to be in good agreement with simulations when the relative errors in measuring the denominator of the ratio are small.

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    A. M. Raitsin

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 9, pp. 7–11, September, 2012.

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Raitsin, A.M. Measurement of the ratio of two normally distributed random quantities. Meas Tech 55, 971–977 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-012-0084-y

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