Use of Statistics to Develop and Evaluate Analytical Methods

Conveniently consolidating material and information scattered throughout the statistical literature, this manual allows the analytical investigator, with a knowledge of only simple statistical procedures, to use the experimental designs and techniques described to determine and evaluate assignable causes of variability. The book reviews the basic operations used in the process of making measurements, gives general suggestions for planning experimental work so that appropriate statistical methodologies can be used to interpret the results, includes a number of experimental plans for developing and modifying analytical procedures, and discusses evaluation of the data. Other features include scores of specific statistical analyses of real-life data, many useful statistical tables, and very complete references. It is a natural extension of and a valuable addition to the Youden-Steiner classic, Statistical Manual of the AOAC.