Detection of outliers and establishment of targets in external quality assessment programs

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 94-97

  Zhou, Qi ^a   Li, Shaonan ^a   Li, Xiaopeng ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Wang, Zhiguo ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Gaussian distribution; Outlier; Robust statistical technique; Target; Traditional statistical method

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ENZYMES, IMMOBILIZED; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 33747844663     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.03.033     Document Type: Article

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