Statistics Meeting Book (April 19, 2017)

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Draft meeting agenda is subject to change without notice
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
COMMITTEE ON STATISTICS
Draft Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Meeting Start Time: 11:00AM (Eastern US)
Chair: Sidney Sudberg
(Alkemists Pharmaceuticals)
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(Need member to volunteer to take the minutes)
I. WELCOME & INTRODUCTION (Sudberg – 11:00AM‐11:10AM) *
Sidney Sudberg will call the meeting to order, welcome and introduce the members of Statistics
Committee. Members will review the AOAC policy documents and vote on the draft meeting agenda.
II. REVIEW OF MEETING MINUTES (All – 11:10AM-11:15AM)*
The members of the Statistics Committee will review and vote on the March 22, 2017 meeting minutes.
III. CURRENT METHOD CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROJECTS
(Wehling/LaBudde/Sudberg/Thompson/Graves – 11:15AM-11:35AM)
Progress updates
a. Statistics for Microbiology methods validation (discuss internal validation plan)-Paul Wehling
& Robert LaBudde (Leads)
1. Qian Graves has submitted some results
2. Mike Zapf and Hilde Skår Norli to compare notes
3. Need updates from the following:
a. Jane Weitzel
b. Caryn Thompson
Volunteers:
1. Caryn Thompson
2. Qian Graves
3. Jane Weitzel
4. Mike Zapf
5. Hilde Skår Norli
6. Sidney Sudberg
b. Changes to Appendix J-Paul Wehling & Robert LaBudde (Leads)
1. Quantitative methods need changes (performed during validation?)
i. Candidate minus Reference
ii. New method of calculating the CI for the paired DPod
iii. Use of Z (n) vs. t (n-1)
iv. Removal of reference to Welch/Satterthwaite t-test?
c. Chi-Square Test Calculator -All
1. To be handled with Appendix J changes
d. Revising the Statistics Committee’s Terms of Reference (ToR)
1. Latest version to be distributed by Staff