Description

The Standard Deviation Interval gives information about how a given laboratory's mean differs from the mean of a group of comparable laboratories, taking into account the variation among the laboratories. This is also called the Standard Deviation Index. This is a measure of accuracy.


 

SDI =

= (((mean) - (average of all means)) / (standard deviation of all means))

 

where:

• average of all means = ((sum of all means) / (number of means))

 

Interpretation

• Values > +2.0 or < -2.0 need to be investigated.

 


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