Multifunction, multirange electronic instrument performance prediction

To predict performance, the same statistical techniques applied to single output standards apply to multifunction, multirange instruments as well. Such instruments may be characterized by several hundred variables. The requisite solution involves data acquisition, data analysis and data conclusions. The author discusses critical aspects for practical multifunction, multirange instrument performance predictions and highlights a practical implementation to accomplish such predictions. It is shown that instruments that can be calibrated using artifact standards simplify the acquisition of data required to perform statistical analysis