# Commission Regulation (EC) No 2870/2000 of 19 December 2000 laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks, Division 9: Method performance characteristics (precision)

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

Statistical results of the interlaboratory test:
the following table gives the values for egg yolk.
The following data were obtained from an international method performance study carried out to internationally agreed procedures.
Year of interlaboratory test:
1998
Number of laboratories:
24
Number of samples:
5
Analyte:
Egg yolk
Samples
A
B
C
D
E
Number of laboratories retained after eliminating outliers
19
20
22
20
22
Number of outliers (laboratories)
3
4
2
4
2
Number of accepted results
38
40
44
40
44
Mean value
147,3
241,1
227,4
51,9 (*)
72,8 (*)
191,1
Repeatability standard deviation (S r ) g/l
2,44
4,24
3,93
1,83
3,25
Repeatability relative standard deviation (RSD r ) (%)
1,7
1,8
1,8
2,9
1,7
Repeatability limit (r) g/l
6,8
11,9
11,0
5,1
9,1
Reproducibility standard deviation (S R ) g/l
5,01
6,06
6,66
3,42
6,87
Reproducibility relative standard deviation (RSD R ) (%)
3,4
2,5
2,9
5,5
3,6
Reproducibility limit (R) g/l
14,0
17,0
18,7
9,6
19,2
Sample types
A Advocaat, blind duplicates
B Advocaat, blind duplicates
C Advocaat, blind duplicates
D Advocaat (diluted), split levels (*)
E Advocaat, blind duplicates

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