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Introduction to Estimating Measurement Uncertainty 

Are you having trouble with uncertainty estimation? This one-day introductory course will give you the grounding needed to develop an uncertainty budget. Suitable for staff who carry out physical measurements in calibration and testing laboratories, the course will give you a clear step-by-step approach to uncertainty estimation with practical examples. You will learn techniques covering the whole process from identifying the sources of uncertainty in your measurements right through to completing the uncertainty budget.

Refer to the Participants Handbook for an outline of support services for participants and key policies including participant's rights and responsibilities.

Note: Staff from chemical, biological or medical testing laboratories should attend our Estimating Measurement Uncertainty for Chemists course.

Objectives

The course provides participants with the knowledge and skills:
  • to understand the concepts involved in the calculation of measurement uncertainty
  • to estimate measurement uncertainty in a practical and pragmatic manner
  • to apply ISO's Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement successfully in the workplace

Outline

The topics covered include:

  • an overview of ISO's Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement
  • modelling a measurement
  • identifying uncertainty components
  • basic statistical concepts
  • uncertainty calculations
  • practical exercises
  • useful spreadsheet functions
  • application in the workplace
  • sensitivity coefficients
  • sample calculations

Course Details (course code IEMU0)

6 March 2012 at NMI, Bradfield Road, Lindfield, NSW 2070
12 April 2012 at NMI, 1/153 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
17 April 2012 at AusIndustry, Level 11, Terrace Towers, 178 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
2 May 2012 at at NMI, ARRC, 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, WA 6151
26 June 2012 at AusIndustry, Level 12, 100 Creek Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000

$660 which includes GST, lunch, refreshments and Monograph 1 Uncertainty in Measurement: The ISO Guide.

The course will start at 9 am and end by 5 pm.

Contact Us

Phone 02 8467 3796 or email training@measurement.gov.au.

Registration