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A combined (standard) uncertainty is then obtained as the positive square

root of the

sum of variances

weighted according to how the result is

influenced by varying different influence components (only if not

correlated).

All uncertainties have to be in the same units (use relative uncertainty)

5.2

2

2

c

1

N

i

i

i

f

u

u ( x )

x

=

 

= +

 

 

i

f

x

= sensitivity

coefficient

Combined uncertainty