Alphabetical
uncertainty
[noun]
The quantitative estimation of error, which indicates the precision of a measurement or value. All measurements include some amount of uncertainty generated through a combination of systematic and random error. See our module Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence.
Appears in modules:
- Atomic Theory III Wave-particle duality and the electron
- Atomic Theory IV Quantum numbers and orbitals
- Data Analysis and Interpretation Revealing and explaining trends
- Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
- Extinction When species come to an end
- Future of Human Evolution Artificial selection and transhumanism
- Introduction to Descriptive Statistics Using mean, median, and standard deviation
- Introduction to Inferential Statistics Describing patterns and relationships in datasets
- Measurement Units, measuring strategies, and error
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Statistical Techniques Constructing a confidence interval
- Statistics in Science Origins of descriptive and inferential statistics
- The Mole and Atomic Mass Definitions, conversions, and Avogadro's number
- The Practice of Science An introduction to research methods
- The Process of Science Key concepts in thinking like a scientist
- The Scientific Method Ways to test questions and hypotheses
- Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence Characterizing natural variability and human error
- Understanding Scientific Journals and Articles How to approach reading journal articles
- Using Graphs and Visual Data in Science Reading and interpreting graphs
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