Truth and uncertainty. A critical discussion of the error concept versus the uncertainty concept

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Authors
von Clarmann, T.
Compernolle, S.
Hase, F.
Discipline
Physical sciences
Audience
Scientific
Date
2022Metadata
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Contrary to the statements put forward in “Evaluation of measurement data – Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement”, edition 2008 (GUM-2008), issued by the Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology, the error concept and the uncertainty concept are the same. Arguments in favor of the contrary have been analyzed and found not to be compelling. Neither was any evidence presented in GUM-2008 that “errors” and “uncertainties” define a different relation between the measured and true values of the variable of interest, nor does this document refer to a Bayesian account of uncertainty beyond the mere endorsement of a degree-of-belief-type conception of probability.
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von Clarmann, T.; Compernolle, S.; Hase, F. (2022). Truth and uncertainty. A critical discussion of the error concept versus the uncertainty concept. , Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, Vol. 15, Issue 5, 1145-1157, DOI: 10.5194/amt-15-1145-2022.Identifiers
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Article
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Yes
Language
eng