NDLI: Experimental design and data evaluation considerations for comparisons of reference materials

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Author	Duewer, David L. Gasca Aragon, Hugo Lippa, Katrice A. Toman, Blaza
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The analysis of reference materials (RMs) can help assess the equivalence of chemical measurement processes. When two or more RMs are available for a given measurand, confidently establishing the equivalence of measurement processes requires the RMs to be capable of yielding equivalent results. Evaluating the degrees of equivalence among RMs that differ in analyte quantity and perhaps matrix composition requires an approach other than that used to assess results for samples of a single material. We have more than a decade of experience with an approach that compares the assigned values of RMs to a simple linear model of the relationship between those values and measurement results ideally made under repeatability conditions. In addition to accessing the metrological equivalence of specific RMs, the equivalence of the value-assignment capabilities of the organizations that issue the RMs can also be accessed. This report summarizes our experience with the design of and analysis of studies using this approach and provides numeric and graphical tools for estimating degrees of equivalence. We divide the required tasks into four steps: (1) design, (2) measurement, (3) definition of a reference function, and (4) estimation of degrees of equivalence. We regard the experimental design and measurement tasks as most critical to the eventual utility of the comparison, since creative mathematics cannot fully compensate for poor planning or erratic measurements.
Starting Page	567
Ending Page	588
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09491775
Journal	Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Volume Number	17
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	14320517
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-08-22
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance—Metrology in Chemistry Degree of equivalence Generalized distance regression Metrological comparability Metrological equivalence Reference function Reference material Ecotoxicology Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Food Science Marketing Commercial Law
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Instrumentation Chemical Engineering Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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