Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
Uncertainty and Data Quality
v  “A measurement result is complete only when
accompanied by a quantitative statement of
its uncertainty”.
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v  Attribute 1:  “Uncertainties” and Attribute 2: “Data Integrity” from “Data Quality Assurance for Thermophysical Property Databases – Applications to the TRC SOURCE Data System”, J. Chem.  Inf.  Comput. Sci. 2002, 42, 473-480
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v  An essential piece of quality information expected by users of the databases.
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v  Required in order to decide if the result is adequate for its intended purpose and to ascertain if it is consistent with other similar results.
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