title: Set-up and evaluation of interlaboratory studies.
abstract: Interlaboratory comparison by means of method performance precision and bias studies and proficiency testing schemes are described. The set-up of the experiments as well as the evaluation of the data by means of graphical and statistical methods are considered. The use of interlaboratory data for the estimation of measurement uncertainty is also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pharmaceutical Institute, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, Laarbeeklaan 103, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vander Heyden
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smeyers-Verbeke
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results