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T he following article examines options for evaluating precision for test methods in AOAC’s standards development processes. It reviews the use of proficiency testing data, intermediate reproducibility, and measurement uncertainty as alternative procedures to performing a collaborative study. For more information on estimating method reproducibility, or other related questions in evaluating method performance, contact Scott Coates , AOAC’s chief scientific officer, at scoates@aoac.org. ›› Alternative Approaches to the Traditional Collaborative Study

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