Calibration

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Where the relationship is established between a signal/measurement/response, and the amount/conc of analyte
Calibration
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Calibration needs to be used to
Validate a method
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To ensure equipment is working accurately and correctly, what is useful
Determine the calibration
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Who performs calibrations?
Lab scientists, manufacturers, service engineers
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________ are used to ensure more accurate quantification in chromatographic techniques
Internal standards
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Internal standards help to correct for systematic and _____ errors within methods, such as pipetting, injection, recovery and extracrion efficiency
Random
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For mass spec, the internal standard is usually deuterium, however this is
Expensive
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Defined by the PHE as all the planned and systematic activities put in place to ensure quality requirements for a product or service to be fulfilled
Quality assurance
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This includes: audits, record keeping, training, instrument calibration, transport, storage, sampling, supplies and raw materials
Quality assurance
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Quality assurance aims to __________
Understand errors
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Major sources of error can be found in the _________, instrument and methods used
Operator
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_______ errors, aka determinate errors can be constant or proportional, and can be measured and corrected
Systematic
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_______ errors, aka indeterminate errors can be minimised or managed, but can not be eliminated
Random
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Systematic errors
Determinate errors
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Random errors
Indeterminate errors
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Bias, precision and LoD are part of
Method validation
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The difference between an observed/measured mean and a reference value
Bias
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Measure of trueness, arises due to systematic error
Bias
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You need sufficient ________ to detect practically significant bias
Precision
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A suitable and representative _____ of analyte levels and sample matrices should be chosen appropriate to the method
Range
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_______ of a method is the closeness in agreement of multiple independant measurements, which have been obtained under stipulated conditions
Precision
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______ is a measure of the spread of results, can be concentration dependant, can be matrix dependant
Precision
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____________ arises from random error and effects
Precision
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Precision - Repeatability
Replicate measurements, one lab, one analyst, same equip, short time scale
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Precisiion - Intermediate precision
Replicate measurements, one lab, diff analyst, diff day, diff equip
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Precicion - Reproducibility
Replicate measurements, diff lab, diff analysts, diff equi
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_________ represents a combination of bias and precision
Accuracy
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Shewhard chart and Cusum chart are different types of
Quality control charts
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The minimum amount of analyte that can be detected reliably
Lod
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The minimum amount of analyte that can be quantified with acceptable precision and uncertainty
Loq
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Calibration needs to be used to

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Validate a method

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To ensure equipment is working accurately and correctly, what is useful

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Who performs calibrations?

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________ are used to ensure more accurate quantification in chromatographic techniques

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