An International Study Evaluating Elemental Analysis
Rupert E. H. Kuveke, Lachlan Barwise, Yara van Ingen, Kanika Vashisth, Nicholas J. Roberts, Saurabh S. Chitnis, Jason L. Dutton, Caleb D. Martin, Rebecca L. Melen
Abstract
A statistical study on elemental analysis for 5 small organic compounds at 18 independent service providers across multiple countries demonstrates variation in the returned results that is outside journal guidelines (0.4%) in greater than 10% of measurements. The results indicate that a deviation of 0.4% is not a realistic journal requirement with the variability attributed to random error.
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Statistical analysisCombustionElemental analysisChemistryComputer scienceData scienceStatisticsMathematicsOrganic chemistryRadioactive element chemistry and processingChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureForensic Fingerprint Detection Methods