Technique · Measurement, Data & Statistics

Error Analysis & Calibration

The discipline that makes a number science: calibrating instruments against known standards, tying measurements to common reference frames, propagating uncertainties, and stating the statistical confidence of a result. In astronomy, a measurement without an error bar is not a measurement.

Measurement, Data & StatisticsMeasures: The reliability of a measurement

Highlights

›A measurement without an error bar is not a measurement

Knowledge connections

Member of groupMeasurement, Data & Statistics
Associated withData Pipelines & Calibration
Associated withMeasurement Uncertainty
Associated withCalibration Frames

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

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