Putting Total Error to Work in the Laboratory

This course will demonstrate that use of biological variation data provides a logical strategy for the laboratory to define and limit how much imprecisions, bias and total error are allowable based on biology and not on some purely statistical model. A scheme that sets targets for analytical performance based on biology and provides a graphic plot to retrospectively review performance within total allowable error limits represents a powerful adjunct to traditional process control schemes (such as Westgard Rules). Such a scheme is not intended to replace a traditional process control but to enhance it.

Credit Type - CEU PACE 3.00