Accuracy
The closeness of agreement between a test result and the accepted reference value. 1) In practice, the accepted reference value is substituted for the true value. 2) The term "accuracy," when applied to a set of test or measurement results, involves a combination of random components and a common systematic error or bias component. 3) Accuracy refers to a combination of trueness and precision.
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Trace Materials
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Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E177-14 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2014.
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