1. Conformity to a common set of specifications, so that all units of a product, from a given producer or from multiple producers, are compatible and can serve the same purpose. 2. Conformity to an ex [..]

 A set of uniform procedures for treating each participant in a test, interview, or experiment or for recording data.

When policies and common procedures are used to manage processes throughout the system. Also, English translation of the Japanese word seiketsu, one of the Japanese 5S’s (see listing) used for workpla [..]

1888, originally in pharmacology publications, noun of action from standardize.

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The process of defining and applying the conditions necessary to ensure that a given range of requirements can normally be met, with a minimum of variety, in a reproducible and economic manner based o [..]

Interchangeability resulting from standardization. Options listed on national exchanges are fungible, while over-the-counter options generally are not. Classes of options listed and traded on more tha [..]

The process of making a test or procedure the same for everyone so that results can be compared to each other.

process to establish norms and uniform procedures.

The process of establishing uniform procedures and standards in a specific field of endeavor, usually to facilitate exchange and cooperation and to assure quality and enhance productivity. In libraria [..]

Consistency and objectivity of how tests are administered and scored. In order to compare one person to another on a test, it is important that they take the test under the same conditions and the sam [..]

The use of common products, processes, procedures, and policies to facilitate attainment of business objectives.

A scale transformation procedure that involves manipulating data from different types of scales so that they can then be compared. It consists of subtracting the sample mean from each score and dividi [..]

Grouping of unlike items into uniform lots on the basis of qualitative criteria, such as a food grade.

(n) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established(n) the imposition of standards or regulations(n) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy o [..]

The process by which DoD achieves the closest practicable cooperation among the military services and defense agencies for the most efficient use of research, development, and production resources, an [..]

A consistent set of procedures for designing, administering, and scoring an assessment. The purpose is to assure that all students are assessed under the same conditions so that their scores have the [..]

The process of obtaining norms from a representative sample of individuals under standard conditions of test administration and scoring. (See also standardized test and norm-referenced score interpretation.)

A set of techniques used to remove as far as possible the effects of differences in age or other confounding variables, when comparing two or more populations. The common method uses weighted averagin [..]

Activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and repeated use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. Note: In Part [..]

Activity of establishing, with regard to actual or potential problems, provisions for common and repeated use, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context. NOTE 1: In particular, the activity consists of the processes of formulating, issuing and implementing standards. NOTE 2: Important benefits of standardization are [..]

Data standardization is the process of statistically adjusting data from two or more populations in order to compare them and understand differences between the populations. (Source: Glossary of Stati [..]

Establishment of precisely defined characteristics, or precisely defined methods, for future reference, or definition of precise procedures for administering, scoring and evaluating the results of a n [..]

A strategy of directly applying a domestic market retail strategy to foreign markets.

Standardization is the selection of a specific brand of technical equipment to the exclusion of other brands when it can be established that such action is necessary in the public interest (USAID Auto [..]

To bring into conformity with a standard.

Interchangeability resulting from standardization. Options listed on national exchanges are fungible, while over-the-counter options generally are not. Classes of options listed and traded on more than one national exchange are referred to as multiple-listed / multiple-traded options.

A technological style dominant from about 1880 to the present. Characterized by precision, order, measurement, enforcement, and an inaccessible standard- setter.

While in the everyday language, the term "standardization" means converting to a common standard or making something conform to a standard (i.e., its meaning is similar to the term n [..]