Making sense of trueness, precision, accuracy, and uncertainty

Walter W. Hauck; William Koch; Darrell Abernethy; Roger L. Williams

Making sense of trueness, precision, accuracy, and uncertainty

Walter W. Hauck, William Koch, Darrell Abernethy, Roger L. Williams

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Abstract

Understanding terminology is important in order for scientists to be able to communicate with each another. This Stimuli article thus reviews the terms accuracy and precision, along with the related terms, trueness and uncertainty. The goals are to be clear where there is agreement between the usage in USP's compendia and in the international metrological community and where there is not and to make recommendations regarding use of these terms in USP and its compendia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	838-842
Number of pages	5
Journal	Pharmacopeial Forum
Volume	34
Issue number	3
State	Published - May 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Pharmacology
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Making sense of trueness, precision, accuracy, and uncertainty

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