ABSTRACT

Directcomparisonmethod-Thedirectcomparisonmethodinvolvesacomparisonofameasurand witheitheraprimaryorasecondarystandardwhichhasthesamephysicalnatureasthemeasurand(Fig. 5.1).Themeasurementofthestripwidthwithasteeltapeisatypicalexampleofanapplicationofthe directcomparisonmethod.