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 Si1.74Yb
Value
Unit
Printed
Reading
Method (class, basis)
Composition
Scatter
Conversion
Effective
-37.4
kJ/mol-atom
0.9
0.05
3.5 (unknown, calibrated)
3.5
-41.1
kJ/mol-atom
0.05
3.9 (model_calculated, calibrated)
3.9
Sources
S. Brutti, G. Balducci, A. Ciccioli, G. Gigli, Thermodynamic assessment of the Yb–Si system, Calphad 29, 254-261 (2005). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2005.06.004