When the uncertainty is from a

For a type A uncertainty calibration report, enter the k factor

given. Remember to divide the For a type B uncertainty enter
enter n-1 where n is the (in %) how uncertain the
number of measurements. expanded uncertainty by k to give
the standard uncertainty. estimate of the uncertainty is.
This is at the one sigma level
(68% confident).
All standard uncertainties
must be in the same units.

MSL Uncertainty Calculator

one entry only

accuracy of
uncertainty

degrees of

degrees of
u estimate

calculated
coverage
standard

freedom
freedom

factor
Cause of uncertainty Comment
u (n-1) k (%)
Insert cause 1 #VALUE! comment on cause 1
Insert cause 2 #VALUE! comment on cause 2
Insert cause 3 #VALUE! comment on cause 3
Insert cause 4 #VALUE! comment on cause 4
Insert cause 5 #VALUE! comment on cause 5
Insert cause 6 #VALUE! comment on cause 6
Insert cause 7 #VALUE! comment on cause 7
Insert cause 8 #VALUE! comment on cause 8
Insert cause 9 #VALUE! comment on caused 9
Insert cause 10 #VALUE! comment on cause 10
combined standard uncertainty #VALUE!
expanded uncertainty #VALUE!
effective degrees of freedom #VALUE! #VALUE!
coverage factor #VALUE!

All formula cells are protected.

For each contributing cause enter:
1/ the standard uncertainty,
2/ one only of degrees of freedom, coverage factor, or accuracy of the uncertainty estimate, and
3/ a comment on the way the uncertainty was estimated

MSL uncertainty calculator version 1.0

This is a specific example of determining the uncertainty of calibrating a resistance meter.
A 10 000 ohm resistor is being measured by the resistance meter being calibrated.
The calibration certificate for the resistor gives an expanded uncertainty of 0.15 ohm with a coverage factor of 2.3.
The resistance meter gives a standard deviation of 0.22 ohm for 10 repeated readings.
Measurements are carried out at about 25°C. The calculated uncertainty applies to the fully corrected values.

MSL Uncertainty Calculator

one entry only

accuracy of
uncertainty

degrees of

degrees of
u estimate

calculated
coverage
standard

freedom

freedom
factor
Cause of uncertainty Comment
u (n-1) k (%)
Calibration certificate 6.52E-02 2.30 #VALUE! Certificate applies at 20.0 ± 0.1°C
Standard deviation of 10 readings 2.20E-01 9 #VALUE! Using the average of 10 meter readings

Temperature coefficient of resistor. 1.00E-01 2.0 #VALUE! Measurements taken at 25 ± 2°C, ie a standard
deviation of 1°C. Temperature coefficient of
0.1 ohm/°C
Lead correction 2.00E-01 25 #VALUE! Lead correction uncertainty estimated to be ±
0.2 ohm. This estimate is accurate to about
25%.
Insert cause 5 #VALUE! comment on cause 5
Insert cause 6 #VALUE! comment on cause 6
Insert cause 7 #VALUE! comment on cause 7
Insert cause 8 #VALUE! comment on cause 8
Insert cause 9 #VALUE! comment on caused 9
Insert cause 10 #VALUE! comment on cause 10
combined standard uncertainty #VALUE!
expanded uncertainty #VALUE!
effective degrees of freedom #VALUE!
coverage factor #VALUE!

Resistance meter example