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 TaB
Value
Unit
Printed
Reading
Method (class, basis)
Composition
Scatter
Conversion
Effective
-83.5
kJ/mol-atom
0.05
9.966 (dft, calibrated)
9.966
-83.218
kJ/mol-atom
5.000e-4
9.966 (dft, calibrated)
9.966
-81.007
kJ/mol-atom
5.000e-4
9.966 (dft, calibrated)
9.966
Sources
Xuemei OuYang, Fucheng Yin, Jingxian Hu, Ye Liu, Zhaohui Long, Thermodynamic Modeling of B-Ta and B-C-Ta Systems, J. Phase Equilib. Diffus. 38, 874-886 (2017). doi:10.1007/s11669-017-0603-2