| Standard | Role | |----------|------| | ISO 14253‑2 | How to estimate uncertainty in GPS measurement (based on inter‑laboratory comparisons or design of experiments) | | ISO 14253‑3 | Role of measurement uncertainty in limiting decisions (calibration of artefacts) | | ISO 14253‑4 | Decision rules for proving conformance for non‑normal distributions | | ISO/IEC 17025 | Testing/calibration labs — requires decision rules with uncertainty | | ISO 9001 | Clause 7.1.5 — monitoring and measuring resources — implies conformance decisions with uncertainty | | VIM (JCGM 200) | Basic metrology vocabulary |
So they followed the process. For parts near the limit, they recalibrated the probe, increased the number of probing points, and used a reference artifact to reduce uncertainty. The lab’s quality engineer, Elise, ran a short study to determine the expanded uncertainty with 95% confidence. She documented every step—the conditions, the instrumentation, the environmental variables—in a form the ISO expected. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14253 1.pdf
The default rule favours the consumer (protects against accepting bad parts), which is typical for many safety‑critical industries. | Standard | Role | |----------|------| | ISO