Implementation of a generalized least-squares method for determining calibration curves from data with general uncertainty structures

Metrologia

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Milton, M J T ^a   Harris, P M ^a   Smith, I M ^a   Brown, A S ^a   Goody, B A ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORRELATION METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

CALIBRATION CURVES; CALIBRATION PROBLEMS; FLOW DILUTOR; SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

EID: 33746894806     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/43/4/S17     Document Type: Article

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