Title: method performance study
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - method performance study
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08090
Status: current

Definition
Intra- or interlaboratory study of one or more performance characteristics of a measurement procedure.

Notes
1) The study is normally conducted in the frame of procedure validation or procedure verification.
2) Details regarding organizing and conducting the study, for example, type of samples and number of measurements, are specified in a validation plan or in a protocol for interlaboratory comparison.
3) The general term "collaborative study" should not be used for an interlaboratory method performance study.

Related Terms
- performance characteristics of a measurement procedure: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08094
- procedure validation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08097
- protocol for interlaboratory comparison: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08105
- validation: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08138

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1030 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)

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Citation: Citation: 'method performance study' 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.08090
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