Summary Of Uncertainty, Error, And Confidence '

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Carpi and Egger’s reading “Uncertainty, Error, and Confidence” discusses how there will always be a small portion of error in all scientist’s works. However, there are two different types of error: statistical and systematic and the main difference between the two is that statistical error is random and systematic error can be compensated for during an experiment. Scientists do not report just a single value as a measurement due to these types of errors in experiments, they report a certain range of values, which is a confidence interval. Another key aspect within the reading is in regards to uncertainty. Scientists must accept and realize that there will be errors within the measurements, thus a sense of uncertainty. Once scientists accept

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