| "All results for every forensic science method should indicate the uncertainty in the measurements that are made, and studies must be conducted that enable the estimation of those values." | Source: National Research Council Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward 184 (2009) |
| "It is expected that in the absence of unforeseen error, an appropriate analytical scheme effectively results in no uncertainty in reported identifications."♦ | Source: Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs (ASTM E2329-14, § 4.2), added to the National Institute of Standards and Technology OSAC Registry of Approved Standards on Jan. 27, 2016 |
♦ The response to comments from within OSAC on this and related text in the ASTM standard stated: "Editorial. The Seized Drug subcommittee intends to clarify the quoted language pertaining to uncertainty and error during the next ASTM revision of this document." E2329-14 Seized Drugs Response to LRC Comments FINAL.pdf (277K) SAC Chemistry/Instrument Analysis, Jan. 11, 2016.
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