Dose (Gy)
measured value
"True" value
uncertainty interval
u
D
w,m
+ u
D
w,m
- u
D
w,m
However this information is still incomplete, because we need a clear
understanding what the word "
probably
" means.
5
D
w,true
probably lies somewhere in the interval {
D
w,m
–
u, D
w,m
+
u
},
i.e. 2 u wide and centered around the measured value
D
w,m