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Author:   Robert D. Gibbons (University of Illinois at Chicago) ,  David E. Coleman (Alcoa Technical Center)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Interscience
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.789kg
ISBN:  

9780471255321

ISBN 10:   0471255327
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   20 July 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction. DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION IN THE LABORATORY. Conceptual Foundations. Statistical Foundations and Review. Calibration-Based Regression Models. Single-Concentration-Based Detection Limit Methods. Single-Concentration-Based Quantification Limit Methods. Calibration-Based Detection Limit Methods. Calibration-Based Quantification Limit Methods. Significant Digits. Experimental Design of Detection and Quantification Limit Studies and Related Studies. Between-Laboratory Detection and Quantification Limit Estimators. DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION IN THE FIELD. Comparison of a Single Measurement to a Regulatory Standard. Censored Data. Testing Distributional Assumptions. Testing for Outliers. Detecting Trend. Detection Monitoring. Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring: Overview. Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring: Comparison to a Standard. Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring: Comparison to Background. Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring: Case Studies. Review of Available Computer Software. Summary. Appendix: Land's Tables. Glossary of Measurement Terminology. Mathematical Symbols. Web References. Annotated Bibliography. Index.

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"""an indispensable book"" (Int Jnl of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, No.82 2001)"

an indispensable book (Int Jnl of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, No.82 2001)

Author Information

ROBERT D. GIBBONS, PhD, is Professor of Biostatistics and Director of the Center for Health Statistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago DAVID E. COLEMAN, MS, is Senior Technical Specialist-Statistics at the Alcoa Technical Center in Alcoa Center, Pennsylvania.

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