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Position errors in the chart caused by inaccuracies in surveying and by errors in the reference geodetic system.
Position errors in the chart caused by inaccuracies in surveying and by errors in the reference geodetic system.
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Source: Nick Ward, IALA e-Nav committee vicechair, March 2009


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Position errors in the chart caused by inaccuracies in surveying and by errors in the reference geodetic system.

- Circular error probable (CEP). The radius of a circle, centred on the measured position, inside which the true position lies with 50% confidence.

- Confidence interval. The numerical range within which an unknown is estimated to be with a given confidence.

- Confidence level. The percentage of confidence that a given statement is correct, or the percentage of confidence that a stated interval (numerical range) includes an unknown.

- Confidence limits. The extremes of a confidence interval.