About 12,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. Is My Error Propagation Formula Correct? - Help Needed

    Mar 24, 2008 · I am not 100% sure how the software is calculating the error but it says it uses the standard deviations. Am I making a mistake in my formula for error propagation?

  2. Error propagation when you take the inverse? - Physics Forums

    Feb 7, 2008 · Say something is a value +/- .05. What happens when you take the inverse of the value? For example, 30 V +/- .05 V. 1/V...what would the error be?

  3. Uncertainty error of resistors in parallel • Physics Forums

    Jul 27, 2014 · Homework Statement Find the Uncertainty of the Total Resistance of two (2) parallel-connected resistors: R1 = 2.2 kΩ ± 5\% \ ;\ R2 = 1.8 kΩ ± 20\%...

  4. Converting Error in Log2 Form for Arbitrary Base - Physics Forums

    Jun 6, 2009 · To convert error for log2 transformations, the formula used is dy = (1/ln (2)) (deltax/x), where deltax is the standard deviation and x is the mean. The discussion began with a query about …

  5. Problems with propagation of error - Physics Forums

    Sep 11, 2012 · I have problem regarding the propagation of error since the equations involving mixtures of multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, and powers. Please help ...

  6. Combining uncertainties (error propagation) • Physics Forums

    Jan 6, 2020 · To calculate the uncertainty of a value derived from multiplication and division, one should first determine the uncertainty in the temperature difference (T2 - T1) using error propagation rules …

  7. Propagation of Errors, Ohm's Law • Physics Forums

    Jul 8, 2022 · Hello, I need help with making sure I am using instrumentation error analysis correctly through an experiment in which I verify Ohm’s Law for a simple...

  8. How Do You Calculate Error Uncertainty for ln (x)? - Physics Forums

    Nov 28, 2013 · Homework Statement What would be the error uncertainty when you take ln of a number. For example ln (10) and the error uncertainty for 10 is ± 1...

  9. Error propagation - inverse of an error • Physics Forums

    Nov 17, 2016 · For t = 2 s, the propagated error is σ = 0.02 s. Can the error of 1/ t2 be simply determined using the known error in t = (2 ± 0.02) s, or must the variance formula (with all the partial …

  10. Propagation of Error when Taking the Average of Averages

    Apr 19, 2018 · This is an issue I've seen asked and answered before on this forum some years ago. However, the answer doesn't quite make sense to me, so I want to see if I can get either a more …