Measurement and uncertainty /

This program explores why measurement is important in science and why uncertainty is inevitable in scientific measurements. It also discusses averaging results, how to estimate the range of uncertainty in a measurement, accuracy and precision, how to manage uncertainty when adding, subtracting, mult...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Leslie, Cath (Narrator), Rees, Rod, 1947- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Blackburn, Victoria : Reesfilms, 2008.
Series:Engineering case studies online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:This program explores why measurement is important in science and why uncertainty is inevitable in scientific measurements. It also discusses averaging results, how to estimate the range of uncertainty in a measurement, accuracy and precision, how to manage uncertainty when adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing measurements, and expressing uncertainty in standard form.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 24, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (24 min.).
Playing Time:00:24:00
Production Credits:Script, Russell Downie & Rod Rees.