# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 of 19 December 2000 laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks, Division 10.1: 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
2000
Number of laboratories
18
Number of samples
6
Samples
A
B
C
D
E
F
Number of laboratories retained after eliminating outliers
16
18
18
14
18
18
Number of outliers (laboratories)
2
4
Number of accepted results
32
36
36
28
36
36
Mean value x – (mg/L)
272*
241*
30
591*
641*
46
107
492
Repeatability standard deviation, s r (mg/l)
8,0
3,6
15,0
3,7
6,7
8,5
Repeatability relative standard deviation, RSDr (%)
3,1
11,8
2,4
8,0
6,2
1,7
Repeatability limit, r (mg/l)
23
10
42
10
19
24
Reproducibility standard deviation, s R (mg/l)
8,5
8,4
25,0
4,55
13,4
24,4
Reproducibility relative standard deviation, RSD R (%)
3,3
27,8
4,1
9,9
12,5
5,0
Reproducibility limit, R (mg/l)
24
23
70
13
38
68
Sample types:
A Plum spirit; split level *
B Rum I; blind duplicates
C Rum II; split level *
D Slivovitz; blind duplicates
E Brandy; blind duplicates
F Marc spirit; blind duplicates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2000/2870/annex/division/III/division/III.3/division/10/division/10.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2000-2870/annex/division-III/division-III.3/division-10/division-10.1
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