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APPROVED 12/10/2008
Committee on Statistics
The Committee on Statistics develops and recommends harmonized statistical
guidelines for the AOAC
Official Methods
Program and encourages greater use
of standardized statistical techniques. The committee advised the Official
Methods Board and Methods Committees on statistical matters concerning
collaborative study design and criteria for approval.
There shall be a minimum of 5, including the chair and past chair.
Members of the Committee on Statistics should be consulted and included at any
point in the method validation and collaboration process as requested by any
AOAC groups.
Members of the Committee on Statistics can be voting members of the Methods
Committee provided they are not statistics members for that method.
Duties and Responsibilities of Committee on Statistics Members:
a.
Statistically evaluate interlaboratory study design, results, and respond to
questions and concerns in a timely manner.
b.
Serve as advisor to Methods Committees by giving comments and advice
to Methods Committee on statistical matters, in particular, the precision
and accuracy parameters of interlaboratory studies.
c.
Participate as non-voting participants on committee conference calls.
d.
Provide statistical review of protocols and collaborative studies submitted
to the Methods Committee.
e.
Propose updates to Appendix D in the OMA and Appendix X in the
Program Manual as needed.
f.
Work with Study Directors and potential Study Directors in designing
interlaboratory studies, preparing reporting work sheets, and using correct
statistical procedures.
g.
Committee on Statistics chair serves as a member of the Official Methods
Board.
Criteria for Serving as a Committee on Statistics Member:
a.
Should be a member of AOAC INTERNATIONAL.
b.
Must have a letter of support from the sponsoring organization.
c.
Must have an executed AOAC Volunteer Acceptance Form.
d.
Documented formal training in statistics.
e.
Must be familiar with OMA Appendix D, Guidelines for Collaborative Study
Procedures to Validate Characteristics of a Method of Analysis and
Appendix X, Method Committee Guidelines for Validation of Qualitative
and Quantitative Food Microbiological Official Methods of Analysis.
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