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The metrology handbook, the Measurement Quality Division ; Jay Bucher, editor

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-522) and index

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The metrology handbook

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the Measurement Quality Division ; Jay Bucher, editor

Background -- History and Philosophy of Metrology/Calibration -- Quality Systems -- The Basics of a Quality Systems -- Quality Standards and Their Evolution -- Quality Documentation -- Calibration Procedures and Equipment Manuals -- Calibration Records -- Calibration Certificates -- Quality Manuals -- Traceability -- Calibration Intervals -- Calibration Standards -- Audit Requirements -- Scheduling and Recall Systems -- Labels and Equipment Status -- Training -- Environmental Controls -- Industry-Specific Requirements -- Computers and Automation -- Metrology Concepts -- A General Understanding of Metrology -- Measurement Methods, Systems, Capabilities, and Data -- Specifications -- Substituting Calibration Standards -- Proficiency Testing, Measurement Assurance Programs, and Laboratory Intercomparisons -- Mathematics and Statistics: Their Use in Measurement -- Scientific Notation --Unit Conversions -- Ratios -- Statistics -- Mensuration, Volume, and Surface Areas -- Uncertainty in Measurement -- Uncertainty in Measurement -- Measurement Parameters -- Introduction to Measurement Parameters -- DC & Low Frequency -- Radio Frequency and Microwave -- Mass and Weight -- Dimensional and Mechanical Parameters -- Other Parameters: Chemical, Analytical, Electro-Optical and Radiation -- Managing a Metrology Department or Calibration Laboratory -- Getting Started -- Best Practices -- Personnel Organizational Responsibilities -- Process Work Flow -- Budgeting and Resource Management -- Vendors and Suppliers -- Housekeeping and Safety