ISOBudgets blog by Rick Hogan

  • Best Measurement Uncertainty Guide for Beginners

    Estimating measurement uncertainty is becoming common practice in the Metrology industry. To adhere to the requirements of the ISO 17025 standard and the policies of ILAC, laboratories are obligated to report the measurement uncertainty associated with a given measurement result. Laboratory technicians and personnel who are unfamiliar with this task may have a difficult time […]

  • Why Measurement Uncertainty is Important

    Quantitative measurements are performed each day. The accuracy of these measurements is determinate upon an established set of requirements. One organization may require low accuracy measurements while another may require high accuracy. Despite the established requirements, no measurement is exact. No matter how careful or accurate, every measurement result contains an independent amount of uncertainty. […]