# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 of 19 December 2000 laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks, Division C.5.1: Statistical results of the interlaboratory test

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The following data were obtained from an international method performance study carried out to internationally agreed procedures [1] [2].
Year of interlaboratory test
1 997
Number of laboratories
12
Number of samples
6
Sample types
A Fruit liqueur; split level (*).
B Brandy; blind duplicates.
C Whisky; blind duplicates.
D Grappa; split level (*).
E Aquavit; split level (*).
F Rum; split level (*).
Samples
A
B
C
D
E
F
Number of laboratories retained after eliminating outliers
12
10
11
12
11
9
Number of outliers (laboratories)
—
2
1
—
1
2
Number of accepted results
24
20
22
24
22
18
Mean value (
× − ) % vol
23,8
40,09
40,29
39,26
42,38
57,16
26,51 (*)
43,09 (*)
45,89 (*)
63,44 (*)
Repeatability standard deviation (Sr) % vol
0,048
0,065
0,042
0,099
0,094
0,106
Repeatability relative standard deviation (RSDr) (%)
0,19
0,16
0,1
0,24
0,21
0,18
Repeatability limit (r) % vol
0,13
0,18
0,12
0,28
0,26
0,3
Reproducibility standard deviation (SR) % vol
0,06
0,076
0,073
0,118
0,103
0,125
Reproducibility relative standard deviation (RSDR) (%)
0,24
0,19
0,18
0,29
0,23
0,21
Reproducibility limit (R) % vol
0,17
0,21
0,2
0,33
0,29
0,35

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/2870/annex/division/I/division/3/division/C/division/C.5/division/C.5.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-I/division-3/division-C/division-C.5/division-C.5.1
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