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5. Supporting tools
5.1 Reference documents
5.1.0 Resolution BT 21/2003: Report of BT/WG 122
5.1.1 Basic documents:
- Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM), 1995
- Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results (ISO 5725)
- Guidance for the use of repeatability, reproducibility and trueness estimates in measurement uncertainty estimation (ISO/TS 21748)
- Fundamental standards - Metrology and application of the statistics - Help to the process for estimation and the use of the measurement and test
results uncertainty (AFNOR FD X 07 - 021, 1999)
5.1.2 Some examples of sectorial standards (non-exhaustive):
- Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - Inspection by measurement of workpieces and measuring equipment - Part 1: Decision rules for proving
conformance or non-conformance with specifications (EN ISO 14253-1: 1998)
- Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - Inspection by measurement of workpieces and measuring equipment - Part 2: Guide to the estimation of
uncertainty in GPS measurement, in calibration of measuring equipment and in product (ENV ISO 14253-2:2001)
- Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) -- Inspection by measurement of workpieces and measuring equipment -- Part 3: Guidelines for achieving
agreements on measurement uncertainty statement (prENV ISO 14253-3)
- Petroleum products – Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test (EN ISO 4259)
5.1.3 Other interesting documents:
- Measurement uncertainty leaflet (SP INFO 2000 27 uncertainty pdf), Magnus Holmgren et al. SP Swedish National Testing and Research Institute
- Introducing the concept of uncertainty of measurement in testing in association with the application of the standard ISO / IEC 17025, ILAC - G17:
2002
- EA Guidelines on the expression of uncertainty in quantitative testing , EA-4/16
- Expression of the uncertainty of measurement in calibration, EAL - 4/02; December 1999
- Measurement uncertainty in testing, Eurolab technical report N°. 1/2002 : June 2002
- Quantifying uncertainty in analytical measurement, EURACHEM / CITAC Guide CG4, Second edition QUAM : 2000. 1
- The expression of uncertainty and confidence in measurement, NAMAS M 3003
- A beginner’s guide to uncertainty of measurement, Stephanie Bell, Measurement good practice guide N° 11, 1999, National Physical Laboratory,
Teddington, UK
- Assessment of uncertainties of measurement for calibration and testing laboratories, (Cook Book), Ron Cook (CSIRO National Measurement
Laboratory); NATA, ISBN 0-909307-46-
- 27 exemples d’évaluation d’incertitude d’étalonnage, (27 examples of evaluation of calibration uncertainty), Collège Français de Métrologie (2004, deuxième
édition)
- Estimer l’incertitude - Mesures Essais (Assessing uncertainty - Measurement and tests), Christophe Perruchet, Marc Priel, Afnor 2000, ISBN: 2-12-460703-0
- Guideline for evaluating and expressing the uncertainty of NIST measurement results, Barry N. Taylor and Chris E. Kuyatt, NIST Technical Note
1297, 1994 edition
- Evaluating the measurement uncertainty: fundamentals and practical guidance, Ignacio Lira, Institute of Physics Publishing, ISBN 0-7503-0840-0
5.2 Useful links
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) : Uncertainty of measurements : http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/
uncertainty
Science Help Online Chemistry
http://www.fordhamprep.com/gcurran/sho/sho/links/linkindex2.htm
European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) guidelines on the expressio of uncertainty in quantitative testing
http://www.european-accreditation.org/pdf/EA-4-16rev00.pdf
Dealing with uncertainties in european standards