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 Mo3Ta
Value
Unit
Printed
Reading
Method (class, basis)
Composition
Scatter
Conversion
Effective
36.6
kJ/mol-atom
0.05
8.395 (dft, calibrated)
8.395
Sources
S.H. Zhou, Y. Wang, L.-Q. Chen, Z.-K. Liu, R.E. Napolitano, Solution-based thermodynamic modeling of the Ni–Ta and Ni–Mo–Ta systems using first-principle calculations, Calphad 33, 631-641 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2009.06.006