Very often, in the test and measurement industry, a measurement is made by instrumentation, which is often subject to errors. It is difficult to estimate the true value of the measured quantity given ...

Don�t heap all the blame for a wrong measurement on the DMM. There can be several less obvious sources of the errors. Testing assemblies and components usually includes checking the continuity of ...

Several years ago, I wrote about possible sources of measurement errors in testing one’s blood pressure (see Avoiding blood pressure measurement errors). Since then, I have kept a very careful record ...

In order to measure the mechanical properties of materials in compression, tension, bending or torsion, a universal testing machine is utilized. This article outlines the two different types ...

The tech used my right arm hanging down at my side, asking questions the whole time. In addition, the cuff was on my arm ...