Journal of Science and Innovative Development ISSN 2181-4317

DEVELOPMENT OF A HYBRID METHOD FOR SELECTING AND DETERMINING THE DISTRIBUTION TYPE OF A PRIOR INFORMATION IN THE EVALUATION OF TYPE B STANDARD MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY

Masharipov Shodlik Masharipovich July 13, 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.36522/ILM-FAN/8-4-2025-40ff5

Abstract

<p>This article investigates theoretical and practical aspects of one of&nbsp;the urgent metrological issues &mdash; the concept of measurement uncertainty for&nbsp;physico-chemical quantities. A hybrid method is developed for selecting and&nbsp;determining the distribution type of a priori information in evaluating type B&nbsp;standard measurement uncertainty, which is a key task in metrological assurance.&nbsp;The relevance of the study lies in the need to improve the reliability of uncertainty&nbsp;assessment under conditions of limited a priori information, as existing approaches&nbsp;often rely on subjective expert judgments, which can lead to inaccurate results. The&nbsp;scientific novelty includes the development of a hybrid method and mathematical&nbsp;models for selecting the distribution of the information base in assessing type B&nbsp;standard uncertainty; the method is based on the combination of the maximum&nbsp;entropy principle and Bayesian theory. The research methodology includes analysis&nbsp;of existing approaches, formalization of metrological criteria for distribution&nbsp;selection, and development of a decision-making algorithm. The adequacy and&nbsp;effectiveness of the method were tested at the Scientific Laboratory of Physico-Chemical Quantities of the &ldquo;Uzbek National Institute of Metrology&rdquo; and accredited&nbsp;measurement (testing) laboratories compliant with ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The&nbsp;results can be applied in improving the accuracy of measurement uncertainty&nbsp;assessments and refining metrological control procedures, and are required in ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratories, interlaboratory comparison providers&nbsp;under ISO 17043:2023, and international comparisons within the BIPM-KCDB&nbsp;database on calibration and measurement capabilities (CMC). The developed&nbsp;method may be used by scientific centers and laboratories involved in uncertainty&nbsp;evaluation, metrology, and testing. Its implementation will enhance the objectivity&nbsp;of uncertainty evaluation, improve the reliability of expanded uncertainty, and&nbsp;reduce risks associated with type B standard uncertainty.</p>

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Masharipov Shodlik Masharipovich (2025). DEVELOPMENT OF A HYBRID METHOD FOR SELECTING AND DETERMINING THE DISTRIBUTION TYPE OF A PRIOR INFORMATION IN THE EVALUATION OF TYPE B STANDARD MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY. Journal of Science and Innovative Development. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.36522/ILM-FAN/8-4-2025-40ff5