MATLAB Experiment to Simulate Uncertainties of Differences

MATLAB is a great tool to simulate error propagation. As an example we will use the software to estimate the uncertainty in the difference between the measures of two quantities A and B, based on their individual uncertainties σA and σB. The experiment shows the error of differences in case the errors are either dependent or independent of each other.

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Open source, open access, open everything – but there is no free lunch!

Next week, according to the information of Springer-Nature, the proofs of the second edition of “MATLAB and Design Recipes for Earth Sciences” (MDRES) will arrive on my desk, now with a new title “Collecting, Processing and Presenting Geoscientific Information” and the old title as the subtitle. According to Springer-Nature, the Hardcover book will cost € 90.94, the eBook € 71.39. This is of course a lot of money, especially for students who need not only this, but many other books to study.

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