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. 1995 Sep-Oct;100(5):591–599. doi: 10.6028/jres.100.044

Table 2.

Water temperature measurement and control errors and standard uncertainties used in uncertainty analysis

Source of uncertainty Range of possible temperature error values (mK) Standard uncertainty (mK)
Electronic thermometer ±1.0 1.0
Thermistor probe ±1.5 1.5
Stability of bath ±2.0 2.0
Bath setting ±1.0 1.0
Est. immersion loss ±2.0 2.0