QA/QC of assay data / Контроль качества результатов опробования

What is the quality of the sample and assay data? Am I confident enough in my data to be able to make a potentially costly decision? These are the types of questions which should be asked when dealing with assay data.

To ensure that reliable sampling and assaying data is obtained, a robust quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) program is required and should be an important part of any sampling and assaying program. There are many stages a sample must go through in order to obtain an assay result. Errors and faults can occur at any of these stages, so it is important to have systems in place that minimise these errors and faults, and action procedures for when errors are identified.

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the importance of QAQC. The course provides an insight into the principles behind QAQC, describes the different types of QAQC data and why they are collected, and provides the necessary statistical tools to analyse QAQC data.