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Assessment of uncertainties in analytical results

Authors: Michèle DÉSENFANT, Marc PRIEL, Cédric RIVIER

Publication date: December 10, 2005, Review date: July 1, 2018 | Lire en français

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    3. Requirements of ISO/CEI 17025

    3.1 Method validation

    Validation is defined in ISO/CEI 17025: "Validation is the confirmation by examination and the provision of objective evidence that the particular requirements for a given intended application are fulfilled".

    What can we learn from this definition? On the one hand, validation is a declaration of the method's ability to meet specific needs. It is therefore meaningless to talk about the validation of a method in absolute terms. On the other hand, it is possible to assess a method's performance by characterizing it. Classically, the performance of a method is defined by quantifying certain characteristics, such as :

    • specificity;

    • ...

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