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In accordance with the requirements of the international Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement, a new Bayes model has been developed for estimating the mathematical expectation and variance of a random quantity modeling the uncertainty of the result of a measurement of a discrete indicator. The model makes it possible to utilize nonnumerical, inaccurate, and incomplete information concerning the probability distribution of this random quantity.
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Khovanov, N.V. Measurement of a Discrete Indicator Utilizing Nonnumerical, Inaccurate, and Incomplete Information. Measurement Techniques 46, 834–838 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:METE.0000008440.41847.c7
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