Validity of linear regression in method comparison studies: Is it limited by the statistical model or the quality of the analytical input data?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2340-2346

  Stöckl, Dietmar ^a   Dewitte, Katy ^a   Thienpont, Linda M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0031729269     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.11.2340     Document Type: Article

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