Measurement is not an end in itself …

Measurement does give objective evidence to base decisions on:

• control of manufacturing processes
• verifying and certifying products against specifications
• guaranteeing safety, security and protect the environment

Statistical methods can be applied throughout the measurement process.

This handbook present the subjects as a matrix with these two indices:

• Measurement process – from definition of the measurement problem and demands on measurement systems & methods, through development and application of measurement systems, to presentation and interpretation of measurement results
• Statistical methods – the most common methods which are used at different stages in the measurement process

Aim and scope

• Short history of this site – based on academic and industrial lectures by the author developed since the 1980s.