Basic metrological principles
Basic principles of metrology are described in material produced by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and the world’s metrology institutes.
For example:
- BIPM hosts information about worldwide metrology and the GUM and its supplements.
- NPL provides free introductory uncertainty material with 'Measurement uncertainty explained', along with paid-for introductory courses at: e-Learning courses - NPL Training.
- NIST online materials on principles of metrology and uncertainty and the NIST uncertainty machine.
- UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) provides an introductory guide to uncertainty as its M3003 document. This is written for people doing laboratory-based metrology.
- The NPL coordinated EMPIR EMUE project produced a compendium of examples of Good Practice in measurement uncertainty.
- An introductory textbook to uncertainty analysis, that follows the GUM terminology in an accessible manner, is An introduction to uncertainty in measurement by Les Kirkup and Bob Frenkel.
