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methods, use of transformations, and performance requirements with focus
on real examples. Paul may presentation may use gluten as an example,
and discuss associated issues. This is also a sufficiently general theme to
include sampling, and how to implement in practice.
Incremental method, with illustrative examples.
Sampling. There will be another section on this topic, usually run
concurrently with the Statistics session. A very broad topic, including
many areas of application. This is the topic Hilde suggested to Dr.
Wegscheider, but could select another relevant topic, for example,
sampling as specifically related to validation studies.
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Funding available: $1000 (not adequate to cover all travel and associated expenses).
Robert may not attend in 2015, so could offer assistance to Dr. Wegscheider, or another
European speaker.
Current projects
No:
Reviewer
No 1
Reviewer
No 2
Brief Status
OMAMAN-16
Caryn
Hilde
Clarity is needed. It was not clear if there were one
or two reference methods. Clarity is needed. It was
not clear if there were one or two reference methods.
The use of log transformation and back
transformation was not used correctly.
The plots were not used correctly. The Grubbs test
was interpreted incorrectly. They made the correct
actions, but did not understand how to correctly
interpret the Grubbs tool.
The writers used term Higher repeatabiity vlaues
they actually mean smaller numbers. The wording is
not clear.
Caryn suggested it would be useful to obtain more
guidance from experienced reviewers.
OMAMAN-17
Susan
Robert
A couple of labs were dropped off. The lack of these
labs may have had an effect on the statistics.
OMAMAN-18
Sidney
Robert
The abstract was not clear. The data appeared to be
in order. The authors tried to follow AOAC
requiremnts.
OMAMAN-19
Paul
Sidney
Sidney did not find problems with the data he
reveiwed.
Manuscript IS
14-0250
Susan
Qian
NA
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