A model to set measurement quality objectives and to establish measurement uncertainty expectations in analytical chemistry laboratories using ASTM proficiency test data

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 493-500

  Flinchbaugh, Dean A ^a   Crawford, Larry F ^b   Bradley, David ^c  

^a Flinchbaugh Consulting   (United States)

^b Bethlehem Steel Corporation   (United States)

^c American ASTM D01 Standardization Committee   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; ISO 17025; Measurement quality objectives; Proficiency test; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035541695     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007690100398-y.     Document Type: Article

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