Sentences with phrase «14c error distribution»

Jeffreys» prior, which in effect converts length elements in 14C space to length elements in calendar age space, may convert single length elements in 14C space to multiple length elements in calendar age space when the same 14C age corresponds to multiple calendar ages, thus over-representing in the posterior distribution the affected parts of the 14C error distribution probability.

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If the calibration curve were monotonic and had an unvarying error magnitude, the calibration curve error could be absorbed into a slightly increased 14C determination error, as both these uncertainty distributions are assumed Gaussian.

timothy If I understand your question correctly, they will be identical, since the [posterior] pdf for the 14C determined age is identical to its likelihood function (if one uses a uniform in 14C prior, which would be usual with a Gaussian error distribution).

For each sampled true calendar age, a 14C determination age is sampled randomly from a Gaussian error distribution.