ASTM-E2655 Standard Guide for Reporting Uncertainty of Test Results and Use of the Term Measurement Uncertainty in ASTM Test Methods

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Scope

1.1 This guide provides concepts necessary for understanding the term uncertainty when applied to a quantitative test result. Several measures of uncertainty can be applied to a given measurement result; the interpretation of some of the common forms is described.

1.2 This guide describes methods for expressing test result uncertainty and relates these to standard statistical methodology. Relationships between uncertainty and concepts of precision and bias are described.

1.3 This guide also presents concepts needed for a laboratory to identify and characterize components of method performance. Elements that an ASTM method can include to provide guidance to the user on estimating uncertainty for the method are described.

1.4 The system of units for this guide is not specified. Dimensional quantities in the guide are presented only as illustrations of calculation methods and are not binding on products or test methods treated.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Significance and Use

Part A of the Blue Book, Form and Style for ASTM Standards, introduces the statement of measurement uncertainty as an optional part of the report given for the result of applying a particular test method to a particular material.

Preparation of uncertainty estimates is a requirement for laboratory accreditation under ISO 17025. This guide describes some of the types of data that the laboratory can use as the basis for reporting uncertainty.

Keywords

measurement error; precision; propagation of errors; random error; systematic error; test results; Type A; Type B; uncertainty; ICS Number Code 17.020 (Metrology and measurement in general)

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14.02 (General Test Methods; Forensic Psychophysiology; Forensic Sciences; Terminology; Conformity Assessment; Statistical Methods; Nanotechnology; Forensic Engineering; Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products)

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17.020 (Metrology and measurement in general Including measuring instruments in general, preferred numbers, standard measures, general aspects of reference materials, etc. Quantities and units, see 01.060 Chemical reference materials, see 71.040.30)

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Document Number

ASTM-E2655-14R20

Revision Level

2014 R20 EDITION

Status

Current

Modification Type

New

Publication Date

Feb. 7, 2020

Document Type

Guide

Page Count

7 pages

Committee Number

E11.20