A new training course being offered by the American Society for Testing and Materials will examine the roles of precision and bias in the standards development process. “Statistics in Standards and Standards Development: Getting to Precision and Bias” will focus on statistical issues associated with the development, application and assessment of test methods. It’s designed to assist people trying to develop measurements for use in evaluating the quality of a product, process or service.

The course will be held March 14–15, 2005, at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia. Topics to be discussed include test results, alternate scales, how to perform an interlaboratory test and analyze the results, and how to develop a precision and bias statement after running an interlaboratory test. The course fee is $795.

For more information, visit www.astm.org.

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