Correction of analytical results for recovery: A comparison of the method performance characteristics from recent collaborative trials studies for aflatoxin quantification using conventional and robust statistics

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 701-708

  von Holst, C ^a   Stroka, J ^a   Anklam, E ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Recovery data; Robust statistics; Validation study

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FIG; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; PEANUT; PEPPER; PISTACHIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFLATOXIN B1; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 0036695117     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030210136982     Document Type: Article

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