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This Physics Factsheet considers the following questions:
• how certain are you of your result?
• how accurate was the measuring device?
• how can you determine the uncertainty in your measurement?
• what is the difference between absolute and percentage errors?
• if a quantity is the product or sum of other measurements, how are the uncertainties combined?
• how many significant figures should you use when quoting a result?
• what is the difference between random and systematic errors?
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April 2008

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ISSN: 1351-5136

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