Statistics Meeting Book (February 20, 2019)

Statistics Committee ToR_1-31-18 OMB Edits (Version 9)

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AOAC INTERNATIONAL TERMS OF REFERENCE

Committee on Statistics

I.

SCOPE:

The Committee on Statistics provides advice and consent on all usage or changes to statistical methodology used in AOAC studies or in the interpretation of results. The Committee reports to the AOAC Official Method Board (OMB), and the committee chair

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serves as a member of the OMB.

II.

COMMITTEE:

a. Composition: The committee shall be comprised of a maximum of 18 members including the Chair, of which a maximum of 9 are Full Members. The President of AOAC on the recommendation of the OMB shall appoint each member for a three- year term. There is no limit on the number of terms that a member can serve. The

term begins and ends with the AOAC Annual Business Meeting.

b. Chair: The chair is a full member, initially appointed for one three-year term and may serve one additional three-year term if reappointment is approved with rationale by

the Official Methods Board and the President of AOAC.

c. Full Members: The Chair appoints Full Members of the Committee with the approval of the Official Methods Board. If a Full Member fails to participate in 3 or more consecutive meetings of the Committee, the Chair may petition to transfer that member to Associate status due to non-participation in Committee Meetings. d. Associate Members: Associate Members will have all the same duties and

responsibilities of a Full Member except for voting.

e. Quorum: A quorum of the Committee consists of 6 or more Full Members ;

consensus requires two-thirds of the voting members present .