JIS Q 0033:2002 (R2014)

This Standard discusses the uses of certified reference materials (CRMs) and their correct applications. Clause 2 of this Standard presents definitions (with indication of their sources) of terms used and clause 4 sets out the statistical considerations on which this Standard is based. Clause 5 discusses the role of CRMs in measurement science and in realization of conventional measurement scales. Clause 6 presents recommendations for developing criteria for the assessment of the precision and trueness of a measurement procedure by the use of CRMs. It pertains only to CRMs characterized to be homogeneous as described in JIS Q 0035 (4).