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type B evaluation (of uncertainty)

Method of evaluation of uncertainty by means other than the statistical analysis of series of observations (e.g., obtaining the uncertainty associated with a CRM from its certificate of analysis)

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 056 Standard for Evaluation of Measurement Uncertainty in Forensic Toxicology . AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2025. Source link
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