Implementation of proficiency testing schemes for a limited number of participants

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 391-398

  Belli, Maria ^a   Ellison, Stephen L R ^b   Fajgelj, Ales ^c   Kuselman, Ilya ^d   Sansone, Umberto ^c   Wegscheider, Wolfhard ^e  

^a National Agency for the Protection of the Environment (APAT)   (Italy)

^b LGC   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^d National Physical Laboratory of Israel   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Measurement uncertainty; Population; Proficiency testing; Sample size; Traceability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548173217     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-006-0247-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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