
Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements
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ISBN: 9781118881279
Author: Richard S. Figliola, Donald E. Beasley
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.6P
Discuss how the resolution of the display scale of an instrument could affect its uncertainty. Suppose the scale was somehow offset by one least count of resolution: How would this affect its uncertainty? Explain in terms of random and systematic error.
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