A “yes–no” type of criterion is proposed for the assessment of comparability of proficiency testing (PT) results when the PT scheme is based on a metrological approach, i.e. on the use of a reference material as the test sample, etc. The criterion tests a null hypothesis concerning the insignificance of a bias of the mean of the results from a traceable value certified in the reference material used for the PT. Reliability of such assessment is determined by the probabilities of not rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true, and rejecting it when it is false (the alternative hypothesis is true). It is shown that a number of chemical, metrological and statistical reasons should be taken into account for careful formulation of the hypotheses, enabling the avoidance of an erroneous assessment of the comparability. The criterion can be helpful for PT providers and laboratory accreditation bodies in analysis of PT results. 相似文献
As an extension of previous reports, the barium carbonate procedure has been optimized in detail for the preparation of apolar columns. The aim was to produce optimum overall column characteristics, and to maintain them unchanged under the prolonged influence of the highest possible temperature. The main parameters under optimization were glass variety, leaching of glass surface with aqueous HCl, and amount of barium carbonate deposited, while deactivation and coating were kept constant. The basic column characteristics were adsorption properties and thermostability of deactivation, acid/base behaviour and separation efficiency. They were determined by a new, quantitative testing procedure. Intense leaching was able to eliminate almost totally the differences between glass varieties and to create a well-defined glass surface. While untreated glass, leached glass, and barium carbonate treated glass showed specific weak points in the respective column quality, the combination of leaching and barium carbonate treatment yielded the highest and most stable quality. Some technical modifications of the preparation procedure are described, including deactivation in the gas phase, and use of pentane as a solvent for static coating. 相似文献
There are three stages to evaluating a laboratory's results in an interlaboratory proficiency test: establishing the correct
result for the test item, determining an evaluation statistic for the particular result, and establishing an acceptable range.
There are a wide variety of procedures for accomplishing these three stages and a correspondingly wide variety of statistical
techniques in use. Currently in North America the largest number of laboratory proficiency test programs are in the clinical
laboratory field, followed by programs for environmental laboratories that test drinking water and waste water. Proficiency
testing in both of these fields is under the jurisdiction of the federal government and other regulatory and accreditation
agencies. Many of the statistical procedures are specified in the regulations, to assure comparability of different programs
and a fair evaluation of performance. In this article statistical procedures recommended in International Organization for
Standardization Guide 43, Part 1, are discussed and compared with current practices in North America.
Received: 22 April 1998 · Accepted: 12 May 1998 相似文献
The interlaboratory variability in the quantification of adsorbable organically bound halogens (AOX) in industrially contaminated
soil is presented. Three consecutive rounds of a proficiency testing scheme, in which between 88 and 119 routine laboratories
participated, yielded relative reproducibility standard deviations between 7 and 20% at AOX contents between 10.9 and 268 mg
kg−1. Nineteen laboratories with established proficiency were invited to participate in the certification of the AOX content in
three soil reference materials meant for the internal quality control in analytical laboratories. The certified values are
(1349 ± 59) mg kg−1, (80 ± 7) mg kg−1 and (102 ± 8) mg kg−1, respectively. 相似文献
In this paper, the case of FAPAS PT 0270 “Doramectin and Oxfendazole in Sheep Liver” is discussed. During evaluation of the
data received from participants (determination of total, oxidised oxfendazole residue and calculation of the sum of oxfendazole
and oxfendazole sulfone residues), significant differences were observed between the results obtained by use of two analytical
approaches. This phenomenon can be explained by the route of oxfendazole metabolism, which results in the presence of fenbendazole
in the sample. This was not predicted by the provider; consequently, not all the necessary tests on the material were conducted.
Due to the high uncertainty of the z-scores in this test, the results of the PT cannot be used for purposes of evaluation, and the benefits of participation in
PT 0270 are questionable. 相似文献
Let Ui = (Xi, Yi), i = 1, 2,…, n, be a random sample from a bivariate normal distribution with mean μ = (μx, μy) and covariance matrix . Let Xi, i = n + 1,…, N represent additional independent observations on the X population. Consider the hypothesis testing problem H0 : μ = 0 vs. H1 : μ ≠ 0. We prove that Hotelling's T2 test, which uses (Xi, Yi), i = 1, 2,…, n (and discards Xi, i = n + 1,…, N) is an admissible test. In addition, and from a practical point of view, the proof will enable us to identify the region of the parameter space where the T2-test cannot be beaten. A similar result is also proved for the problem of testing μx ? μy = 0. A Bayes test and other competitors which are similar tests are discussed. 相似文献