Statistics Meeting Book (May 17, 2017)

Version 5 May 17, 2017

Statistics Committee ToR_12-12-2016 (3)

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 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 9 are voting (Full Members) the rest non-voting (Associate Members). A member shall be appointed to the Committee for a three- year term by the President of AOAC on the recommendation of the OMBThe President of AOAC on the recommendation of the OMB shall appoint all members to the Committee (Full and Associate) for a three-year term . The term begins and ends with the AOAC Annual Business Meeting. All Members may serve a maximum of two consecutive three yearthree-year terms as a Full Member [CTP1] , unless reappointment is approved with rationale by the Official Methods Boardthe Official Methods Board approves reappointment with rationale and the President of AOAC . The chair is 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 [CTP2] as a member of the committee . b. Full Members: The Chair appoints at its pleasure , members to be Full (voting) Members of the Committee if approved with rationale by the Official Methods Board . If a Full Member is unable to attend a Committee Meeting, he/she may ask an Associate Member to serve as a Proxy in her/his absence. If a Full Member fails to participate in 3 or more consecutive meetings of the Committee, the Chair may petitio nn to to transfer that member to Associate status only due to non- participation in Committee Meetings . Once a Full mM ember is removed as a voting member due to failure to participate in 3 or more consecutive meetings of the Committee , the Chair will promptly appoint a replacement from the pool of Associate Members if .approved with rationale by the Official Methods Board. c. Associate Members: Associate Members will have all the same duties and responsibilities of a Full Member except for Voting. New members will ordinarily serve a minimum of one year as an Associate member before becoming eligible for appointment as a Full member of the Committee [CTP3] . New members will ordinarily serve a minimum of one year as an Associate member before becoming eligible for appointment as a Full member of the Committee [CTP4] . c. d. Quorum: A quorum of the Committee consists of 6 or more Full Members.