- Author
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Kelly, C. J.
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Bruley, K. D.
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Craig, D. H.
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Pangonis, D. J.
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Locke, J. W.
- Title
- Self-Evaluative Laboratory Quality System.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBSIR 85-3278
November 1985
63 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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quality control
- Identifiers
- laboratory accreditation; measurement assurance; quality assurance; quality audit; system quality
- Abstract
- This report describes the evaluation of Measurement Assurance Experiments (MAEs) for determining the quality of within-laboratory test data. A general self-evaluative quality system is outlined and objective measures of data quality, precision and/or accuracy are presented for four fully described MAEs. Measurement Assurance Programs (MAPs), laboratory accreditation, and internal quality audits are also discussed.