AOAC ERP MICRO AUGUST 2018

Are the inferences/conclusions in line with the statistical parameter estimates? Do the appropriate statistics (or reference to table) appear immediately beneath the title/ applicability of the method? Is the table presented in AOAC format? Does the repeatibility, reproducibility, sensititivity and HORRAT values appear reasonable given the matrix, analyte and levels? GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE METHOD Are there any concerns regarding the safety of the method (if necessary, refer to the review from the Safety Advisor)? Are there any concerns regarding the data manipulation, data tables or statistical analyses (if necessary, refer to the review from the Statistics Advisor)? EDITORIAL EVALUATION CRITERIA Comments:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

This form is not applicable for microbiological methods, and I've checked for yes, even though is is of no relevance. As we have not got the raw data, we could not check if the calculations have been done correctly. Please see enclosed doc. for comments on the method.

no

We have not seen the raw data and hence a true statistical review has not been carried out.

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RECOMMENDATION: The data correspond to the approved study protocol or guidelines and the statistical analysis is acceptable in the manuscript. Reviewer Name (First and Last Name) Hilde Norli E-mail hilde.skaar-norli@vetinst.no