Statistics Meeting Book (January 10, 2018)

a. Committee voted on final changes to be accepted & then submit to the OMB for initial approval b. Waiting for Staff guidance on what is next

d. Bimonthly article to be published in every issue of ILM, of Statistical interest, to the Stat Committee: 1. May go on hold until there is more interest by the members of the committee on statistics? 1. From R. Rathbone, Editor, ILM “Copy deadline is the first week of the date of issue. For the Sept/Oct issue (the next issue), for example, the copy deadline is Sept 8. A typical article may run 500-600 words, with graphics/pictures, etc. This would be a page.” 2. Title: ‘Random Thoughts’ 3.

Request for Volunteers for short articles: a. Equivalency Testing by Robert LaBudde b. Measurement Uncertainty by Jane Weitzel c. Statistical Intervals by Sidney Sudberg To start in Jan/Feb issue a. Final draft due January 5, 2018 (?)

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OTHER PROJECTS & DISCUSSIONS (All – 11:35AM-110:50AM) (Other projects and discussions) a. Committee on Statistics to produce a separate appendix &/or glossary, i.e. remove statistical details from various appendices? TBD 1. Appendices D, J, K & others 2. Terms & Definitions 3. Need volunteers for this project & a Plan b. ‘Method Format & Performance Characteristics’ (Paul Wehling/Robert LaBudde/Qian Graves/ Jane Weitzel/Anli Goa/Sidney Sudberg) 1. To be discussed with Appendix edits or Glossary 2. Hilde’s Method Performance Characteristics from 09/16 3. LOD/LOQ, etc. c. The AOAC Cannabis working group: - Sidney Sudberg/Anli Gao/Robert LaBudde, etc. 1. 3 SMPR’s accepted 2. There will be a need for statistical evaluation of data, as needed V. NEW BUSINESS (All – 11:50AM-11:55AM) a. Next Symposium, 2018 AOAC Annual Meeting 1. December 13th Deadline for submission 2. Four (4) papers to be presented a. Volunteers needed to present some topics b. New committee members recruitment process 1. Once ToR completed, start process of recruiting New Members? c. Any other New Business?

VI. SCHEDULE NEXT STATISTICS COMMITTEE MEETING (All – 11:55AM-12:00PM) Next Statistics Committee meeting dates/times (other options, if necessary) a. Proposed for Wednesday, February 14, 2018

VII. ADJOURN MEETING (All – 12:00PM)

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