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  2. Accuracy and precision - Wikipedia

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    Accuracy is how close a given set of measurements ( observations or readings) are to their true value . Precision is how close the measurements are to each other. In other words: Precision is a description of random errors (a measure of statistical variability ). Accuracy has two definitions, per ISO: [1]

  3. Calibration curve - Wikipedia

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    A calibration curve plot showing limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), dynamic range, and limit of linearity (LOL).. In analytical chemistry, a calibration curve, also known as a standard curve, is a general method for determining the concentration of a substance in an unknown sample by comparing the unknown to a set of standard samples of known concentration.

  4. Margin of error - Wikipedia

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  5. Acceptable quality limit - Wikipedia

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    The acceptable quality limit ( AQL) is the worst tolerable process average ( mean) in percentage or ratio that is still considered acceptable; that is, it is at an acceptable quality level. [1] Closely related terms are the rejectable quality limit and rejectable quality level (RQL). [1] [2] In a quality control procedure, a process is said to ...

  6. Observational error - Wikipedia

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    Science and experiments. When either randomness or uncertainty modeled by probability theory is attributed to such errors, they are "errors" in the sense in which that term is used in statistics; see errors and residuals in statistics.

  7. Engineering tolerance - Wikipedia

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    Engineering tolerance is the permissible limit or limits of variation in: a physical dimension; a measured value or physical property of a material, manufactured object, system, or service; other measured values (such as temperature, humidity, etc.); in engineering and safety, a physical distance or space (tolerance), as in a truck (lorry ...

  8. Sensitivity and specificity - Wikipedia

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    Sensitivity (true positive rate) is the probability of a positive test result, conditioned on the individual truly being positive. Specificity (true negative rate) is the probability of a negative test result, conditioned on the individual truly being negative. If the true status of the condition cannot be known, sensitivity and specificity can ...

  9. Measurement uncertainty - Wikipedia

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    Measurement uncertainty. In metrology, measurement uncertainty is the expression of the statistical dispersion of the values attributed to a measured quantity. All measurements are subject to uncertainty and a measurement result is complete only when it is accompanied by a statement of the associated uncertainty, such as the standard deviation.