Information has become one of the "raw materials" of the 21st century.e century. With the proliferation of data and the emergence of "big data", we live in a world invaded by information; but let's be careful about its relevance and reliability.
Metrology is often defined as the science of measurement, but it's perhaps a little more than that. We could say that it's the "awareness of the measurement process", that's what brings meaning to a measurement result.
The four booklets in the collection I practice metrology by Christiane Joffin, Françoise Lafont and Élisabeth Mathieu are aimed at all measurement professionals, as well as students and their teachers. It is important to emphasize the comprehensive, precise and rigorous nature of this collection, which provides the basics and principles of metrology.
Providing educational tools to disseminate a metrological culture among students, technicians and engineers responsible for carrying out measurements in industry, biology, the environment and health is an essential mission. This knowledge and know-how is one of the keys to technological and economic development.
In addition to the numerous definitions and mathematical tools presented, the richness of these books also lies in the examples they explain, enabling readers to become familiar with the steps involved in determining the quality of measurements. Throughout the booklets, diagrams are used to represent and distinguish concepts, making them easier to understand.
These booklets should become works of daily use in the science of measurement. They can also be useful to any citizen wishing to develop a critical approach to the reliability and meaning of the numerical data they are offered on a daily basis on any subject likely to be of interest to them (health, food, climatology, agronomy, etc.).
In each of these booklets, we hope that the clear presentation, enriched by numerous color diagrams and figures, will make for easier reading. Multiple-choice questions are included at the end of each booklet, to ensure that the various concepts are properly understood and to avoid harmful confusion. A bibliography, index and French-English glossary complete each booklet. In this way, we hope to contribute to the clarification of language and practices as part of the international harmonization sought by all scientists.
BOOKLET 1
Vocabulary and concepts: quantities, units, measurements
An essential prerequisite, based on international harmonization of the various metrological concepts.
148 pages - 37 euros - Lexitis édition, ISBN: 978-2-36233-181-7
BOOKLET 2
Features of measuring instruments and methods
The definition of the characteristics that measuring instruments and measurement methods must possess, and the importance of the performance associated with each of these characteristics in ensuring measurement quality.
140 pages - 37 euros - Lexitis édition, ISBN : 978-2-36233-182-4
BOOKLET 3 (to be published in October 2019)
Validation - Verification - Acceptance
The "quality" aspects of measurement, including method validation, the various checks to be carried out and the means of accepting measured values.
BOOKLET 4 (to be published in October 2019)
Measurement uncertainty - measurement result
The different ways of expressing measurement uncertainty, the different ways of evaluating it (reference method, alternative methods) and the final (complete) expression of a measurement result.
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