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metRology for Microsoft Excel

Ongoing
DESCRIPTION: The current version of the metRology for Microsoft Excel add-in focuses on uncertainty analysis using the methods outlined in the JCGM Guide the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (often referred to as the GUM). These methods for uncertainty analysis are widely accepted and their

Detecting Change Points in Surface Temperature Records

Ongoing
DESCRIPTION: For the purpose of exposition, consider the record daily minimums averaged by month for a station near Reno Nevada. There is a clear drop in the level between 1920 and 1940 and a positive drift starting at about 1980. There is also however, considerable variability due to seasonal

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Biometric Testing Software

NIST/ITL has had a long history of supporting biometric data interchange formats by developing conformance testing software. These suites of software are
ABACUS Fiigure

The NIST ABACUS

Providing automated, virtual assistance in statistics for chemical analysis The NIST ABACUS ( App for Bayesian Analysis of Chemical quantities Using Shiny) is