ABSTRACT

This definitive new book should appeal to everyone who produces, uses, or evaluates scientific data. Ensures accuracy and reliability. Dr. Taylor's book provides guidance for the development and implementation of a credible quality assurance program, plus it also provides chemists and clinical chemists, medical and chemical researchers, and all scientists and managers the ideal means to ensure accurate and reliable work. Chapters are presented in a logical progression, starting with the concept of quality assurance, principles of good measurement, principles of quality assurance, and evaluation of measurement quality. Each chapter has a degree of independence so that it may be consulted separately from the others.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction to Quality Assurance

chapter 2|6 pages

Precision, Bias, and Accuracy

chapter 3|2 pages

Statistical Control

chapter 4|26 pages

Statistical Techniques

chapter 5|4 pages

Chemical Analysis as a System

chapter 6|4 pages

The Model

chapter 7|6 pages

Planning

chapter 8|20 pages

Principles of Sampling

chapter 9|20 pages

Principles of Measurement

chapter 10|12 pages

Principles of Calibration

chapter 11|4 pages

Principles of Quality Assurance

chapter 12|12 pages

Principles of Quality Control

chapter 13|6 pages

Blank Correction

chapter 14|18 pages

Control Charts

chapter 15|6 pages

Principles of Quality Assessment

chapter 16|6 pages

Evaluation Samples

chapter 17|6 pages

Reference Materials

chapter 18|8 pages

Traceability of Chemical Measurements

chapter 19|14 pages

Quality Audits

chapter 20|6 pages

Quality Circles

chapter 21|4 pages

Validation

chapter 22|12 pages

Reporting Analytical Data

chapter 24|10 pages

Correction of Errors and Improving Accuracy

chapter 25|6 pages

Laboratory Evaluation

chapter 26|14 pages

The Quality Assurance Program