astropy / astropy/specutils

Look into uncertainty propagation and usage for flux calculation in resample

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Description

We could add uncertainty handling for the Interpolator resamples (currently spline and linear). We can also look into using the uncertainties as weighting for the final flux calculation of the resampling, but I'm not sure when and where this would be appropriate.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Interpolator resampling implementation and the spline and linear paths. Determine how uncertainties are represented during resampling and where the final flux calculation occurs. The work is done when an agreed approach for uncertainty propagation and any appropriate uncertainty weighting is implemented and covered by relevant tests.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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