Title :
Evaluating the uncertainty in measurements-general principles
Author_Institution :
DRA, Nat. Phys. Lab., Malvern, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents general principles involved in evaluating, and expressing, the uncertainty of the result of a measurement. Each stage in the overall evaluation process is discussed and illustrated using a simple example. The approach given in the paper is in line with most of the current national and international recommendations
Keywords :
measurement errors; confidence level; error sources identification; evaluation guidelines; instrument calibration; measurement uncertainty evaluation; overall uncertainty; transfer standard; uncertainty contributions quantification;
Conference_Titel :
Uncertainties Made Easy (Digest No. 1996/168), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19960968
