Quality tools for metrology in chemistry are important both for the UK National Measurement Institute (NMI) capability and for calibration laboratories producing chemical measurement standards. This project is aimed primarily at addressing specific and important gaps in existing methodology.
In measurement uncertainty estimation, there are current and pressing problems: -
- near detection limits;
- in purity assessment (critical for pure reference material preparation);
- in experimental design for reliable uncertainty estimates;
- in handling correlation routinely at the metrology lab level.
The project will also promote chemometrics applications for metrology through improved procedures for measurement uncertainty estimation and traceability through to reference standards.
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