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https://www.gum.gov.pl/wye/content/archives-of-biuletyn-metrologi/volume-1/5434,Role-of-uncertainty-in-measurement-capability-assessment-of-measuring-instrument.html
14.10.2026, 07:13

Role of uncertainty in measurement capability assessment of measuring instrument

Authors Paweł Fotowicz - Central Office of Measures (Główny Urząd Miar)

Abstract

Measurement uncertainty can be a convenient parameter to evaluate the measurement capability of a measuring instrument. This capability is tested using measurement standards, as in calibration.

Bibliography

[1] ISO 22514-7 Statistical methods in process management – Capability and performance – Part 7: Capability of measurement processes.
[2] Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement. JCGM 100:2008.
[3] Supplement 1 to the “Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement” – Propagation of distributions using a Monte Carlo method. JCGM 101:2008.
[4] P. Fotowicz: Systematic effect as a part of the coverage interval. Metrology and Measurement Systems, vol. XVII (2010), p. 439.

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