On the Accuracy of Error Propagation Calculations by Analytic Formulas Obtained for the Inverse Transformation

Authors

  • V. I. Romanenko Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • N. V. Kornilovska Kherson National Technical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe64.3.217

Keywords:

error propagation, variance, mean value, normal distribution

Abstract

The accuracy of error propagation calculations is estimated for the transformation x → y = f(x) of the normally distributed random variable x. The estimation is based on the formulas for the error propagation obtained for the inverse transformation y → x of the normally distributed random variable y. In the general case, the calculation accuracy for the mean value and the variance of the random variable y is shown to be of the first order of magnitude in the variance of the random variable x.

Author Biography

N. V. Kornilovska, Kherson National Technical University

Кафедра інформатики і комп'ютерних наук, доцент

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Published

2019-04-01

How to Cite

Romanenko, V. I., & Kornilovska, N. V. (2019). On the Accuracy of Error Propagation Calculations by Analytic Formulas Obtained for the Inverse Transformation. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 64(3), 217. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe64.3.217

Issue

Section

General physics