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DATE: DUE DATE:
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one:
MLV
STUDY:
SLV
STUDY:
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one:
QUALITATIVE: QUANTITATIVE:
METHOD TITLE:
STATISTICAL ADVISOR’S QUESTIONS:
1. Does the statistical design of the study support the applicability statement? (i.e.,
Do the matrices, analytes and concentrations cover the applicability?)
Yes No
2. Are there sufficient data points per product/method evaluated (i.e., number of
laboratories, number of replicates per laboratory)? Yes No
3. If data is pooled, is it clear that variances are homogeneous? Yes No
4. If applicable, has statistics been calculated for Sr, SM R, RSDr, RSDR, r, R, HORRAT and
Percent Recovery (see Part 6)? Yes No
5. If so, have the calculations been done correctly? Yes No
6. Has treatment of outliers (e.g., Cochran and Grubbs tests) been properly addressed
in conformity with AOAC guidelines? Yes No
7. Have appropriate statistics been calculated correctly? Quantitative: Qualitative:
8. Is the table of parameter estimates in AOAC format? Yes No
9. Are the inferences/conclusions in line with the statistical parameter estimates? Yes No
10. Do the appropriate statistics (or reference to table) appear immediately beneath
the title/ applicability of the method? Yes No
11. Is the table presented in AOAC format? Yes No
12. Does the repeatibility, reproducibility, sensititivity and HORRAT values appear
reasonable given the matrix, analyte and levels? Yes No
RECOMMENDATION:
Please choose one of the following:
A. The data correspond to the approved study protocol or guidelines and the statistical analysis is acceptable
in the manuscript.
B. Clarification(s) needed on data tables, data manipulation and/or statistical analysis would ensure that the
manuscript corresponds to the approved study protocol and/or guidelines with the indicated revisions.
C. Manuscript needs the indicated revisions to be statistically acceptable and correspond with the study
protocol and/or guidelines.
D. The data collected, data manipulation, data tables and statistical analyses in the manuscript do not
correspond to the approved study protocol or guidelines making the manuscript statistically unacceptable.
COMMENTS: (attach a separate sheet, if necessary.)
NAME: DATE:
Committee on Statistics
Interlaboratory Manuscript Review Form