BS 5844:1980
Withdrawn
A Withdrawn Standard is one, which is removed from sale, and its unique number can no longer be used. The Standard can be withdrawn and not replaced, or it can be withdrawn and replaced by a Standard with a different number.
A Withdrawn Standard is one, which is removed from sale, and its unique number can no longer be used. The Standard can be withdrawn and not replaced, or it can be withdrawn and replaced by a Standard with a different number.
Hardcopy , PDF
06-15-1998
English
04-30-1980
national foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
0. Introduction
0.1 Notation
0.2 Glossary
Section one. General theory
1. Scope and field of application
2. General principles
2.1 Terminology
2.2 The relation between uncertainty and confidence
level
3. Nature of errors
3.1 Spurious errors
3.2 Random errors
3.3 Systematic errors
4. Propagation of errors
4.1 Sensitivity
4.2 Identification of sources of errors
4.3 Combination of uncertainties
5. Presentation of results
Section two. Examples
6. Notation
7. Example of flow-rate measurement in circular pipes
7.1 General calculations
7.2 Detailed numerical example
7.3 Simplified numerical example
8. Example of open channel measurement
8.1 The formula for volume flow in open channel
8.2 The overall uncertainty of the flow determination
8.3 Numerical example
Annexes
A. Tests for outliers
B. Student's t distribution
C. Uncertainty in variables for which the values are
derived from independent experiments
D. Combination of uncertainties
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