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From what I have read, when measure repeatedly the same quantity X N times and the measurements follow a normal distribution the uncertainty of the mean is $σ_{mean} = \frac{σ}{\sqrt{N}}$ where σ is the standard deviation of the measurements.

Now let's assume that we don't measure the same thing all the time, but we have got a set of different measurements without autocorrelation of a parameter P that changes with time for a time period t. The question is how do we calculate the uncertainty propagated to mean value of the period t from the uncertainties of the measurements.

  1. If each measurement has the same uncertainty u (random error) and the dataset follows a normal distribution would that be correct to use $u_{mean} = \frac{u}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?
  2. If each measurement has a different uncertainty $u_{i}$ would that be correct to use the same formula like this: $u_{mean} = \frac{\sqrt{\sum{u_i^2}}}{\sqrt{N}}$$u_{mean} = \frac{(1/Ν)\sqrt{\sum{u_i^2}}}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?

From what I have read, when measure repeatedly the same quantity X N times and the measurements follow a normal distribution the uncertainty of the mean is $σ_{mean} = \frac{σ}{\sqrt{N}}$ where σ is the standard deviation of the measurements.

Now let's assume that we don't measure the same thing all the time, but we have got a set of different measurements without autocorrelation of a parameter P that changes with time for a time period t. The question is how do we calculate the uncertainty propagated to mean value of the period t from the uncertainties of the measurements.

  1. If each measurement has the same uncertainty u (random error) and the dataset follows a normal distribution would that be correct to use $u_{mean} = \frac{u}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?
  2. If each measurement has a different uncertainty $u_{i}$ would that be correct to use the same formula like this: $u_{mean} = \frac{\sqrt{\sum{u_i^2}}}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?

From what I have read, when measure repeatedly the same quantity X N times and the measurements follow a normal distribution the uncertainty of the mean is $σ_{mean} = \frac{σ}{\sqrt{N}}$ where σ is the standard deviation of the measurements.

Now let's assume that we don't measure the same thing all the time, but we have got a set of different measurements without autocorrelation of a parameter P that changes with time for a time period t. The question is how do we calculate the uncertainty propagated to mean value of the period t from the uncertainties of the measurements.

  1. If each measurement has the same uncertainty u (random error) and the dataset follows a normal distribution would that be correct to use $u_{mean} = \frac{u}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?
  2. If each measurement has a different uncertainty $u_{i}$ would that be correct to use the same formula like this: $u_{mean} = \frac{(1/Ν)\sqrt{\sum{u_i^2}}}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?
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From what I have read, when measure repeatedly the same quantity X N times and the measurements follow a normal distribution the uncertainty of the mean is $σ_{mean} = \frac{σ}{\sqrt{N}}$ where σ is the standard deviation of the measurements.

Now let's assume that we don't measure the same thing all the time, but we have got a set of different measurements without autocorrelation of a parameter P that changes with time for a time period t (for example different measurements of temperature in a room during 1 day). The question is how do we calculate the uncertainty propagated to mean value of the period t from the uncertainties of the measurements.

  1. If each measurement has the same uncertainty u (random error) and the dataset follows a normal distribution would that be correct to use $u_{mean} = \frac{u}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?
  2. If each measurement has a different uncertainty $u_{i}$ would that be correct to use the same formula like this: $u_{mean} = \frac{\sqrt{\sum{u_i^2}}}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?

From what I have read, when measure repeatedly the same quantity X N times and the measurements follow a normal distribution the uncertainty of the mean is $σ_{mean} = \frac{σ}{\sqrt{N}}$ where σ is the standard deviation of the measurements.

Now let's assume that we don't measure the same thing all the time, but we have got a set of different measurements of a parameter P that changes with time for a time period t (for example different measurements of temperature in a room during 1 day). The question is how do we calculate the uncertainty propagated to mean value of the period t from the uncertainties of the measurements.

  1. If each measurement has the same uncertainty u (random error) and the dataset follows a normal distribution would that be correct to use $u_{mean} = \frac{u}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?
  2. If each measurement has a different uncertainty $u_{i}$ would that be correct to use the same formula like this: $u_{mean} = \frac{\sqrt{\sum{u_i^2}}}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?

From what I have read, when measure repeatedly the same quantity X N times and the measurements follow a normal distribution the uncertainty of the mean is $σ_{mean} = \frac{σ}{\sqrt{N}}$ where σ is the standard deviation of the measurements.

Now let's assume that we don't measure the same thing all the time, but we have got a set of different measurements without autocorrelation of a parameter P that changes with time for a time period t. The question is how do we calculate the uncertainty propagated to mean value of the period t from the uncertainties of the measurements.

  1. If each measurement has the same uncertainty u (random error) and the dataset follows a normal distribution would that be correct to use $u_{mean} = \frac{u}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?
  2. If each measurement has a different uncertainty $u_{i}$ would that be correct to use the same formula like this: $u_{mean} = \frac{\sqrt{\sum{u_i^2}}}{\sqrt{N}}$ ?
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