Statistics Meeting Book (May 23, 2018)

MEMORANDUM

Date:

May 23, 2018

To:

AOAC Committee on Statistics

From:

Sidney Sudberg, Chair – AOAC Committee on Statistics

Subject:

AOAC Inside Laboratory Management (ILM) Magazine

There are other opportunities to write an article for the AOAC ILM; the article would be between 500-600 words with graphics/pictures. Bimonthly article to be published in every issue of ILM, called “Random Thoughts” of Statistical interest, by the Stat Committee Members on a Voluntary Basis. a. Next Article to be published in the July/August 2018 Issue by Robert LaBudde b. “The 4 faces of botanical identification in dietary supplements” RECOMMENDATION FOR COMMITTEE: Committee to continue with articles for the ILM. 1. Request for Volunteers for short articles: a. Measurement Uncertainty by Jane Weitzel b. Ideas for future issues: Topics from work in progress on the ‘Glossary’ & publish them bi-monthly c. Ideas for future issues: Topics of Interest for AOAC Analytical Community d. Deadlines are generally the first week of the prior issue, e.g.: 1 st week of May for publication in July.  Intermediate Precision  False Positive/False Negative & its relationship to the POD Model  LOD/LOQ  Proficiency Testing