Using measurement uncertainty in decision-making and conformity assessment

Metrologia

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Pendrill, L R ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

conformity; decisions; risks; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH RISKS; RISKS; SUPPLY CHAINS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONFORMITY; CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT; DECISIONS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING; QUALITATIVE OBSERVATIONS; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84904291998     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: 16817575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/51/4/S206     Document Type: Article

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