Operational definitions of uncertainty

被引:87
作者
Hund, E [1 ]
Massart, DL [1 ]
Smeyers-Verbeke, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Free Univ Brussels, Farmaceut Inst, ChemoAC, Analyt Chem Lab, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium
关键词
measurement uncertainty; measurement error; traceability; bias;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-9936(01)00089-9
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Very different approaches for the estimation of the uncertainty related to measurement results are found in the literature and in published guidelines. This article analyses and compares them. It is clear that `uncertainty' is not, and should not be, the same in all situations. As a consequence, operational definitions of uncertainty are proposed that take into account the differences in the ways in which truth, uncertainty and error are conceived. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:394 / 406
页数:13
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