MSL925005 — Analyse measurements and estimate uncertainties
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What an assessment for MSL925005 must cover
33 assessable components: 5 elements (15 performance criteria), 8 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Identify the measured quantity and the uncertainty components
- 1.1Specify an equation for the measurement
- 1.2List uncertainty components that are associated with each input in the equation
2 Determine the size of each uncertainty component
- 2.1Calculate the standard deviations and standard deviation of the mean from the repeated measurement results
- 2.2Use calibration reports, manufacturer’s specifications, quality control and validation data, and experimental data to collect other available information on the uncertainty components
- 2.3Assign degrees of freedom to each uncertainty component
3 Reduce each uncertainty component to a standard uncertainty
- 3.1Allocate an appropriate distribution for each uncertainty component
- 3.2Calculate the standard uncertainties
4 Calculate an expanded uncertainty to the required confidence level
- 4.1Calculate the sensitivity coefficient for each uncertainty component and multiply each standard uncertainty by its sensitivity coefficient and ensure they are all expressed in the unit of the output
- 4.2Calculate a combined standard uncertainty
- 4.3Determine an appropriate coverage factor based on the estimated effective degrees of freedom
- 4.4Calculate the expanded uncertainty
5 Report the expanded uncertainty
- 5.1Report the measurement result and uncertainty to an appropriate number of significant figures
- 5.2Report the confidence level and coverage factor
- 5.3Determine the appropriateness of the size of the expanded uncertainty relative to the tolerance or required accuracy of the test
- 5.4Determine the fitness for purpose of the expanded uncertainty relative to the use of the measurement result
Performance evidence
- developing and using a measurement model
- using statistical analysis to estimate and report measurement uncertainty in accordance with the ISO Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement
- calculating a combined standard uncertainty using root-sum-of-squares, accounting for correlations where necessary
- gathering information about uncertainty components from calibration reports or reference material report
- calculating sensitivity coefficients either mathematically, numerically or experimentally
- reporting results and uncertainties in the required formats
- organising and maintaining all sources of uncertainty and the associated data in the uncertainty-analysis table
- using the uncertainty-analysis table to identify the largest uncertainty
Knowledge evidence
- steps in the measurement, test or calibration involved
- difference between errors, corrections and uncertainties
- uncertainty in the uncertainty estimation process
- uncertainty components, including: calibration uncertainty, instability or drift in the calibrated instrument, repeatability of the results, resolution or readability of the instrument, environmental influences, reference material uncertainty, factors arising from the instrument being used under different conditions to those when it was calibrated, factors arising from using an instrument under a different operating environment or procedures, reproducibility of quality control data and when this is applicable
- workplace procedures for: determining the uncertainty components associated with each of the inputs and whether they are significant and for applying appropriate corrections, determining uncertainty components from quality control data, manufacturer’s specifications (including instrument drift specification and reference materials)
- concept of degrees of freedom
- characteristics of a valid measurement
- the role of measurement uncertainty in conformity assessment
- reporting requirements: the uncertainty in measurement (GUM), National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) or other applicable reference material
- Australian and international standards, codes and guides as they relate to the job role
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Questions about assessing MSL925005
What does an assessment tool for MSL925005 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSL925005 needs to address all 33 unit components: 5 elements with 15 performance criteria, 8 performance evidence requirements, 10 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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