2016•IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement MagazineRequires access

Covariance evaluation by means of uncertainty assessment

Christophe Dubois, Laurent Leblond, Jean-Michel Pou, Alessandro Ferrero

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One of the key points in modern measurement science is the evaluation of measurement uncertainty, according to the definition given by the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM) [1] and the procedure recommended by the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) and its supplements [2]-[4]. According to these documents, when several sources of uncertainty are present, the related standard uncertainties shall be quadratically combined, and the covariances must be considered, if present [2].

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Key concepts: Measurement uncertainty, Standard uncertainty, Metrology, Covariance, Uncertainty analysis, Sensitivity analysis, Computer science, Key (lock)