Measurement Errors and Uncertainties

Theory and Practice

Semyon G. Rabinovich

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Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
15 August 2005

Engineering measurement & calibration

The major objective of this book is to give methods for estimating errors and uncertainties of real measurements: measurements that are performed in industry, commerce, and experimental research. This book is needed because the existing theory of measurement errors was historically developed as an abstract mathematical discipline. As a result, this theory allows estimation of uncertainties of some ideal measurements only and is not applicable to most practical cases. In particular, it is not applicable to single measurements. This situation did not bother mathematicians, whereas engineers, not being bold enough to assert that the mathematical theory of errors cannot satisfy their needs, solved their particular problems in one or another ad hoc manner. Actually, any measurement of a physical quantity is not abstract, but it involves an entirely concrete procedure that is always implemented with concrete te- nical devices—measuring instruments—under concrete conditions. Therefore, to obtain realistic estimates of measurement uncertainties, mathematical methods must be supplemented with methods that make it possible to take into account data on properties of measuring instruments, the conditions under which measu- ments are performed, the measurement procedure, and other features of measu- ments. The importance of the methods of estimating measurement inaccuracies for practice can scarcely be exaggerated. Indeed, in another stage of planning a m- surement or using a measurement result, one must know its error limits or unc- tainty. Inaccuracy of a measurement determines its quality and is related to its cost.

By: Semyon G. Rabinovich
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd ed. 2005
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 1.390kg
ISBN: 9780387253589
ISBN 10: 0387253580
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 15 August 2005
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

General Information About Measurements.- Measuring Instruments and Their Properties.- Prerequisites for the Analysis of the Inaccuracy of Measurements and for Synthesis of Their Components.- Statistical Methods for Experimental Data Processing.- Direct Measurements.- Indirect Measurements.- Examples of Measurements and Measurement Data Processing.- Combined Measurements.- Combining the Results of Measurements.- Calculation of the Errors of Measuring Instruments.- Problems in the Theory of Calibration.- Conclusion.

Rabinovich was head of the Laboratory of Theoretical Metrology at the All-Union State Research Institute of Metrology in the former Soviet Union. His theory of galvanometrical self-balancing instruments led to the creation of numerous new measuring devices.

Reviews for Measurement Errors and Uncertainties: Theory and Practice

Reviews from previous editions Extremely useful to meteorologists and to anyone interested in measurement errors (MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) I suggest that every technical library should own a copy of Measurement Errors. Serious experimentalists whose interests are broad will surely want to examine the book with the intent of buying it . (Applied Mechanics Review)