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In the sampling data, what does the “uncertainty” reported for the measurements mean?

April 26, 2017Data mean measurements reported Sampling uncertainty

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In the sampling data, what does the “uncertainty” reported for the measurements mean?

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For individual measurements of radioisotopes, the uncertainties reported are one standard deviation. The standard deviation is estimated from the propagated sources of analytical error. This gives us an idea of measurement precision.