# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 of 19 December 2000 laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks, Division 9.1: 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
10
Number of samples
4
Sample types
A Brandy; blind duplicaties.
B Rum; split levels.
C Grappa; split levels.
D Aquavit; split levels.
Samples
A
B
C
D
Number of laboratories retained after eliminating outliers
9
9
8
9
Number of outliers (laboratories)
1
1
2
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Number of accepted results
18
18
16
18
Mean value (
× − ) g/l
9,0
9,1
10,0
11,8
7,8
9,4
11,1
Repeatabilities standard deviation (Sr) g/l
0,075
0,441
0,028
0,123
Repeatabilities relative standard deviation (RSDr) (%)
0,8
5,2
0,3
1,1
Repeatabilities limit (r) g/l
0,2
1,2
0,1
0,3
Reproductibility standard deviation (SR) g/l
0,148
0,451
0,058
0,21
Reproductibility relative standard deviation (RSDR) (%)
1,6
5,3
0,6
1,8
Reproductibility limit (R) g/l
0,4
1,3
0,2
0,6

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/2870/annex/division/II/division/9/division/9.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-II/division-9/division-9.1
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