Now we look at yet another error source, stress, and one’s state of mind. While I was taking my blood pressure readings one particular day, I repeated the ...

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 ...

LinkedIn said Thursday it discovered a pair of measurement errors that led to more than 400,000 advertisers overpaying for campaigns on the professional networking platform. In a blog post, the ...

Accurate measurement is something most people assume happens automatically. Whether weighing ingredients for a recipe, checking room temperature, measuring a room for furniture, or relying on a scale ...

Facebook is having a difficult time counting. The social network revealed new measurement errors Friday related to engagement on live videos and any links to direct users outside of Facebook. That's ...

While these remote sensing methods provide advantages, such as the ability to cover the whole globe, “errors in remotely sensed measurements are likely present,” write “Remotely Incorrect” authors ...

Solid, gage-proven metrology is a critical tool for process control across all industrial settings. A good measurement system allows manufacturers to keep parts within tight specification limits.

“The two new errors affected the reaction counts Facebook reports on Pages’ Live videos as well as the engagement figures Facebook reports for off-Facebook links; the latter link engagement metrics ...

Measurement error models address the deviation between observed and true values, thereby refining the reliability of statistical inference. These frameworks are ...

Linear multiregression dynamic models, which combine a graphical representation of a multivariate time series with a state space model, have been shown to be a promising class of models for ...

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 ...