In order to use the result of a chemical analysis for other purposes, its quality must be assessed. One important quality feature is the probability that the result coincides with the ‘true’ value. It ...

Ensuring parts meet specification is crucial and so it helps to have confidence in your measurement system. Parts that don’t meet specification, whether gauging composition or measuring thickness, ...

How does Thermo Fisher Scientific's analytical software support the calculation of measurement uncertainty? Wilhelm Sanders: According to DIN EN ISO 17025, it is necessary to calculate the measurement ...

Precision can be defined as the closeness in agreement of results during a series of repeat measurements under presumed identical conditions. These results are often expressed as a standard deviation.

ISA recently published the fifth edition of Measurement Uncertainty: Methods and Applications by Ronald H. Dieck. In this Q&A feature, Dieck highlights the importance of the book's new and enhanced ...

In response to the comments it has received on earlier drafts of the standards, the IASB proposes to enhance its original proposal by requiring the measurement uncertainty analysis disclosure to ...

Peak power meters have long been accepted as accurate measurement standards. But just how accurate are these power measurements? Calculating the accuracy of RF peak power measurements requires more ...