Realizability errors

Consequently, for the relative worst realizable error in the ease of the difference scheme (1.17), (1.18), the estimate... 

For realizing (10), we need an adequate norm for measuring the error. It obviously ma,kes no sense to ise an Euclidian norm of z indiscriminately of... 

Error . Writing the potential, V(x), in the momentum representation is not quite as straightforward. The relationship between position and momentum is realized in their... 

We used a two-tailed test. Upon rereading the problem, we realize that this was pure FeO whose iron content was 77.60% so that p = 77.60 and the confidence interval does not include the known value. Since the FeO was a standard, a one-tailed test should have been used since only random values would be expected to exceed 77.60%. Now the Student t value of 2.13 (for —to05) should have been used, and now the confidence interval becomes 77.11 0.23. A systematic error is presumed to exist. 

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Realizing that our data for the mass of a penny can be characterized by a measure of central tendency and a measure of spread suggests two questions. Eirst, does our measure of central tendency agree with the true, or expected value Second, why are our data scattered around the central value Errors associated with central tendency reflect the accuracy of the analysis, but the precision of the analysis is determined by those errors associated with the spread. 

The usage of the ratio of chai acteristic lines as analytical parameter in the process of formation of the calibration curve provides a significant decrease of the residual error. In Realization of this method simultaneously with the decrease of the matrix effects causes some decrease or even full compensation of the fonu and condition of the measured surface. 

A valuable QRA result is the importance of various components, human errors, and accident scenarios contributing to the total risk. The risk importance values highlight the major sources of risk and give the decision maker a clear target(s) for redesign or other loss prevention efforts. For example, two accident scenarios may contribute 90% of the total risk once you realize that, it is obvious that you should first focus... 

The physieal realization of a system to eontrol room temperature is shown in Figure 1.6. Flere the output signal from a temperature sensing deviee sueh as a thermoeouple or a resistanee thermometer is eompared with the desired temperature. Any differenee or error eauses the eontroller to send a eontrol signal to the gas solenoid valve whieh produees a linear movement of the valve stem, thus adjusting the flow of gas to the burner of the gas fire. The desired temperature is usually obtained from manual adjustment of a potentiometer. 

It is seen that the curves in Figure (24) become horizontal between 40°C and 45 °C as predicted by the theory. It is also clear that there is likely source of error when exploring the effect of solvent composition on retention and selectivity. It would be important when evaluating the effect of solvent composition on selectivity to do so over a range of temperatures. This would ensure that the true effect of solvent composition on selectivity was accurately disclosed. If the evaluation were carried out at or close to the temperature where the separation ratio remains constant and independent of solvent composition, the potential advantages that could be gained from an optimized solvent mixture would never be realized. 

This allows for the equivalence between crossed cylinders and the particle on a plane problem. Likewise, the mechanics of two spheres can be described by an equivalently radiused particle-on-a-plane problem. The combination of moduli and the use of an effective radius greatly simplifies the computational representation and allows all the cases to be represented by the same formula. On the other hand, it opens the possibility of factors of two errors if the formula are used without realizing that such combinations have been made. Readers are cautioned to be aware of these issues in the formulae that follow. 

The other global dimension of the systems approach is the need for the existence of policies which address human factors issues at senior levels in the company. This implies that senior management realizes that resources spent on programs to reduce error will be as cost-effective as investments in engineered safety systems. 

In a sense, all the incidents described so far have been management errors but this section describes two incidents which would not have occurred if the senior managers of the companies concerned had realized that they had a part to play in the prevention of accidents over and above exhortations to their employees to do better. 

It can be shown that the BBM is capable of universal computation ([fredkin82, marg84, marg88]). Unfortunately, as shown by Zurek [zurek84], the model is also unlikely to ever be realized in practice. Because BBM computations all depend so critically on initial ball and mirror placement, the fact that any errors in the initial placement grow exponentially in time effectively renders their results either suspect or meaningless. 

It is realized that such rigorous assignment of drying times cannot be strictly correct, because the required time should increase with increasing moisture content. The errors thus incurred would, however, be small for most dehydrated vegetables (moisture... 

In practical terms, we can usually develop satisfactory calibrations with training set concentrations, as determined by some referee method, that are accurate to 5% mean relative error. Fortunately, when working with typical industrial applications and within a reasonable budget, it is usually possible to achieve at least this level of accuracy. But there is no need to stop there. We will usually realize significant benefits such as improved analytical accuracy, robustness, and ease of calibration if we can reduce the errors in the training set concentrations to 2% or 3%. The benefits are such that it is usually worthwhile to shoot for this level of accuracy whenever it can be reasonably achieved. 

It is important to realize that there are often differences in the way the terms PRESS, SEC, SEP, and SEE are used in the literature. Errors in usage also appear. Whenever you encounter these terms, it is necessary to read the article carefully in order to understand exactly what they mean in each particular publication. These terms are discussed in more detail in Appendix II. 

For analytical applications it is important to realize that three distributions are involved, namely one that describes the measurement process, one that brings in the sampling error, and another that characterizes the sam-... 

In both cases 1 — rS < 1 and, therefore, for a solution of problem (15)-(16) estimate (14) is valid, but r > 2/A. Because of rounding errors, the computational process is unstable for large j the growth of its solution causes abnormal termination in the computer realization of the algorithm. 

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