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The most important parameter of each analytical result is its reliability. An analytical result is not a constant value; each result has two properties, error and uncertainty. The sources of both these parameters have to be known and their values determined (estimated).
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Konieczka, P. (2016). Quality of Analytical Results: Classifiying Errors and Estimating Measurement Uncertainty. In: Baranowska, I. (eds) Handbook of Trace Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19614-5_2
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