Performance Characteristics

  • Static Characteristics of Instruments
  • Accuracy and Inaccuracy (Measurement Uncertainty
  • Precision/Repeatability/Reproducibility
  • Tolerance
  • Range or Span
  • Linearity
  • Sensitivity of Measurement
  • Threshold
  • Resolution
  • Sensitivity to Disturbance
  • Hysteresis Effects
  • Dead Space
  • Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments
  • Zero-order Instrument
  • First-order Instrument
  • Second-order Instrument
  • Necessity for Calibration
  • Problems