Statistical uncertainty in data—or random error in a measurement—particularly when it is used to inform funding and policies, can lead to a variety of issues ...

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory: J-PART, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul., 1992), pp. 333-345 (13 pages) Rational policy analysis confronts the problem of uncertainty directly through various ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract All models used in activated sludge design and analysis use parameters to characterize process performance. The values of these parameters are ...

GUM, the internationally approved technique for calculating measurement uncertainty, is reliant on the availability of a certified reference sample. Likewise, to find any repeatable offset (systematic ...

Economists sometimes belabor and measure what the rest of us find obvious. Take this assertion: When it's unusually hard to tell where the economy and government policy are going, businesses will be ...