Error propagation

If is a set of random variables with the covariance matrix C_x, and if File:Hepa img275.gif , File:Hepa img276.gif is a set of transformed variables with transformation functions which are linear or well approximated by the linear terms of the Taylor series

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in the neighbourhood of the mean E(X), then the covariance matrix C_y of File:Hepa img278.gif is

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where T is the matrix of derivatives ( Jacobi Matrix)

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If the X_i are independent, i.e. if C_x is diagonal, the variances of the Y_i are given by the so-called law of law of error propagation

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