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An alternative approach to the estimation of the uncertainty of measurements

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An approach to the estimation of measurement uncertainty based on assumptions that are adopted in the design of information and measurement systems is presented. Arguments that attest to the possibility of increasing the precision of estimation and its simplification by comparison with the approach adopted in the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement are presented.

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  1. All-Russia Research Institute of Metrological Service (VNIIMS), Moscow, Russia

    E. A. Golubev

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 4, pp. 35–41, April, 2010.

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Golubev, E.A. An alternative approach to the estimation of the uncertainty of measurements. Meas Tech 53, 402–410 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-010-9517-7

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