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I'm coding in python for a project. I have all my data and run an "optimize.leastsq". I want the uncertainty in cov[1,1] and cov[0,0]. Is it just the square root of these matrix elements or is there more involved? Picture attached below

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What does "uncertainty" mean in this context? – MånsT Dec 5 '12 at 10:29
I'm afraid I dont know how else to qualify it. It is the uncertainty in the measurement, propagated from errors. – Dylan Sabulsky Dec 5 '12 at 14:19

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