The evaluation of measurement uncertainty for quantities expressed in decibels is discussed. The coverage factor for a fractional number of degrees of freedom is calculated and discreteness is taken into account for estimates of measurement uncertainty in multiple observations.
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 12–16, June, 2013.
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Zakharov, I.P., Vodotyka, S.V., Klimova, K.A. et al. Some examples of the evaluation of measurement uncertainty. Meas Tech 56, 591–598 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-013-0250-x
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