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Challenges to the use of the GUM

Published

Author(s)

Steven D. Phillips

Abstract

Presentation at the BIPM on (1) Issues with the uncertainty evaluation associated with the calibration of indicating instruments; and (2) the growing problem with “outlier rejection” in measurements with measurands defined by “extreme values”

Keywords

measurement uncertainty, measurand, calibration, indicating instruments

Citation

Phillips, S. (2015), Challenges to the use of the GUM (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created July 15, 2015, Updated February 19, 2017