Statistics Meeting Book (March 22, 2017)

AOACI Statistics Committee Meeting Minutes

ITEM

Responsible

4. Current Method Conformity Projects - Statistics for microbiology.

Paul Qian Jane Caryn

The statistics meeting documents includes a plan that Paul had put together: Qualitative Micro Validation Proposed Plan . Paul is planning to have the volunteers build their section/software and compare that to Caryn’s spreadsheet. Then compare the two spreadsheets to validate them.

Qian will build her spreadsheet next week. Paul will call Jane to explain what is needed.

Qian Paul

Changes to Appendix J are included in page 33 of the meeting briefing book. For example Item 3 QUAL SLV PAIRED lists a needed change to appendix J.

5. Chi-Square Test Calculator-All

http://lcfltd.com/AOAC/aoac-binary-v2-5.xlsx a. To be handled with Appendix J changes (see item 4 above)

6. Revising statistics committee terms of reference are included in the meeting book. a. The revised TOR is included in the meeting book. b. OMB will want to take this up at the June meeting. c. Use March call for discussion on the TOR. d. Read the TOR and be ready to discuss at next call. e. As a reminder we want to consider the following in the revised TOR: i. Could allow people to participate in the committees, while not being a member of the committee 1. This would allow more people to help with the work, such as reviews

Everyone

ii. To allow such participatory members, the Terms of Reference could describe this type of participation, how many such people are allowed, and how these people can

move into full committee membership. These participatory people would not be able to vote on committee items.

7. Statistics advisor review form

a. Form is in meeting book. b. Needs review.

c. Action Item: Everyone review and prepare to discuss and/or vote on approval at next meeting.

Everyone

AOAC Statistics Committee Meeting Minutes 2017 2 22 StatsComm Minutes rev 2 8. Intermediate Precision Working Group-Paul Wehling /Robert LaBudde/Jane Weitzel/Sidney , Sudberg (Leads)

Sidney

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