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Statistics Committee ToR_12-12-2016 (3)
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Committee on Statistics
I.
SCOPE:
The Committee on Statistics provides advice and consent on all usage or
changes to statistical methodology used in AOAC studies or in the interpretation of
results. The Committee reports to the AOAC Official Method Board (‘OMB’), and the
committee chair serves as a member of the OMB.
II.
COMMITTEE:
a.
Composition:
The committee shall be comprised of a maximum of 18 members
including the Chair, of which 9 are voting (Full Members) the rest non-voting
(Associate Members).
A member shall be appointed to the Committee for a three-
year term by the President of AOAC on the recommendation of the OMBThe
President of AOAC on the recommendation of the OMB shall appoint all members
to the Committee (Full and Associate) for a three-year term
. The term begins and
ends with the AOAC Annual Business Meeting.
All
Members may serve a maximum
of two
consecutive
three yearthree-year
terms
as a
Full
Member
[CTP1]
, unless
reappointment is approved with rationale by the Official Methods Boardthe Official
Methods Board approves reappointment with rationale and the President of AOAC
.
The chair is
initially
appointed for one three-year term and may serve one additional
three-year term
if reappointment is approved with rationale by the Official Methods
Board and the President of AOAC
[CTP2]
as a member of the committee
.
b.
Full Members:
The Chair appoints at its pleasure
,
members to be Full (voting)
Members of the Committee
if approved with rationale by the Official Methods
Board
.
If a Full Member is unable to attend a Committee Meeting, he/she may ask
an Associate Member to serve as a Proxy in her/his absence.
If a Full Member fails
to participate in 3 or more consecutive meetings of the Committee, the Chair may
petitio
nn to to
transfer that member to Associate status
only due to non-
participation in Committee Meetings
. Once a
Full mM
ember is removed as a voting
member
due to failure to participate in 3 or more consecutive meetings of the
Committee
, the Chair will promptly appoint a replacement from the pool of
Associate Members
if .approved with rationale by the Official Methods Board.
c.
Associate Members:
Associate Members will have all the same duties and
responsibilities of a Full Member except for Voting. New members will ordinarily
serve a minimum of one year as an Associate member before becoming eligible for
appointment as a Full member of the Committee
[CTP3]
.
New members will ordinarily serve a minimum of one year as an Associate member before
becoming eligible for appointment as a Full member of the Committee
[CTP4]
.
c.
d.
Quorum:
A quorum of the Committee consists of 6 or more Full Members.
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