Components kept separate, in the value's unit (literature SCHEMA.md, UNCERTAINTY_CALIBRATION.md): effective = max(sqrt(max(printed, reading, method)^2 + composition^2 + conversion^2), scatter). The method floor is the robust between-study scatter of the method class in ORCHID (calibrated) or a documented prior; printed values and printed uncertainties are unchanged.
Uncertainty budget of the literature values of Ge2Ni5
Value
Unit
Printed
Reading
Method (class, basis)
Composition
Scatter
Conversion
Effective
-30.3
kJ/mol-atom
0.05
3.929 (dft, calibrated)
3.929
Sources
Shan Jin, Christian Leinenbach, Jiang Wang, Liliana I. Duarte, Simona Delsante, Gabriella Borzone et al., Thermodynamic study and re-assessment of the Ge-Ni system, Calphad 38, 23-34 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2012.03.003