Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 182-186 , December 2010

Ten methods for calculating the uncertainty of measurement

  • Jack Wallace

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Received 20 January 2010 ,Revised 20 May 2010 ,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2010.06.003

Science & Justice
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 182-186 , December 2010