Page 4: Measurement Characteristics

This page explores key concepts in measurement quality including reproducibility, resolution, and accuracy. It provides detailed explanations of different types of uncertainty representations.

Definition: Reproducibility refers to the ability to obtain consistent results when experiments are repeated under different conditions.

Vocabulary: Resolution is the smallest measurable change in a quantity that can be detected by an instrument.

Example: A measurement of 7±0.6 V demonstrates absolute uncertainty.

Page 4: Measurement Quality and Uncertainty

This page explores various aspects of measurement quality including precision, repeatability, reproducibility, resolution, and accuracy. It provides detailed information about different types of uncertainty and methods to calculate them.

Definition: Precision refers to the consistency of measurements, while accuracy indicates how close measurements are to the true value.

Example: For a thermometer with 1°C divisions, the uncertainty in a reading is ±0.5°C.

Highlight: The uncertainty in measurements can be reduced by measuring larger quantities.

Vocabulary: Resolution refers to the smallest measurable change in a quantity that produces a detectable change in the reading.