Title: laboratory bias
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - laboratory bias
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08021
Status: current

Definition
Contribution to measurement bias that is attributed to systematic effects on measurement results made in a laboratory.

Note
Measurement bias in analytical chemistry may be considered to include run bias, laboratory bias, and measurement procedure bias.

Related Terms
- analytical chemistry: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08003
- measurement procedure bias: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08029
- run bias: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08041
- systematic effects: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08048

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1006 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)

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Citation: Citation: 'laboratory bias' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08021
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