• An average of multiple measurements is
a better estimate of the true value than
any individual value
• As a rule of thumb, taking between 4 &
10 measurements are sufficient.
• Uncertainty improvements for more than
10 have diminishing results
• In our example, 5 readings are
sufficient. Any improved uncertainties
for more readings are not significant
versus required measurement
tolerances (a typical DMM specification
for this example test is ~ ±2.5%).