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Comprehensive
Built-in
Analysis Guide
The Analysis Guide Screen provides a tree-view presentation of measurement uncertainty
analysis concepts and methods,
program features, program operation procedures, and
uncertainty analysis examples. A straightforward and easy to understand approach has been taken in the
development of the measurement uncertainty analysis topics contained in the Analysis Guide. The key focus has been to
provide the user with the essential information needed to gain a fundamental
understanding of measurement uncertainty analysis procedures and to use UncertaintyAnalyzer. Considerable effort has also been given to defining
and applying consistent measurement uncertainty analysis terminology within the Analysis Guide and throughout the UncertaintyAnalyzer program.
The Fundamentals topics include a comprehensive review of the
basic measurement uncertainty analysis concepts and methods, which is
essentially an on-screen tutorial on the subject. A sample of uncertainty
analysis standards and guidelines are also provided along with an
insightful list of key facts and fallacies relating to measurement
uncertainty analysis.
The UncertaintyAnalyzer Features topics include a complete list of
program features that facilitate the estimation of measurement uncertainty. Brief descriptions of each feature provide a quick
reference for exploring the vast spectrum of uncertainty analysis capabilities
contained in UncertaintyAnalyzer.
The Using
UncertaintyAnalyzer topics include the
basic measurement uncertainty analysis procedure, conducting uncertainty analyses for direct
measurements, multivariate measurements and system models, using special
built-in screens and features, and a step-by-step walk-through of several
illustrative uncertainty analysis examples.
The Analysis Descriptions topics include suggested ways of using the
Analysis Description Screen to store key information about a particular
measurement uncertainty analysis. Additional topics include adding notes and graphics,
inserting reports, and printing, saving and opening Analysis Descriptions.
The Analysis Reports topics include report options, printing and
viewing uncertainty analysis reports, selecting report fonts and saving reports in external
file formats.
The Nomenclature and Terminology topics include a brief statement
of how the terms and definitions employed by UncertaintyAnalyzer comply
with the ISO Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (the
GUM), along with several exceptions. A glossary of terms and
definitions used throughout UncertaintyAnalyzer provides a very useful
index of measurement uncertainty analysis nomenclature and terminology. There is also a
topic covering how the user can specify preferred nomenclature for
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UncertaintyAnalyzer 3.0 - Analysis
Guide Screen