Tritium in Water Performance Evaluation Study: a Statistical Evaluation of the November 5, 1993 Data


v>EPA
            United States
            Environmental Protection
            Agency
            P.O. Box 93478
            Las Vegas NV 89193-3478
                        uovember 1993
            Research and Development
Tritium in Water
Performance
Evaluation Study

A Statistical  Evaluation of
the November 5,1993 Data
                                          9311-0138nrd245

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             Tritium in Water
       Performance Evaluation Study
            November 5, 1993
      Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory
            Las Vegas, Nevada

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               NOTICE

This material has been funded wholly by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
It has been subject to the Agency's review,
and has been approved for publication as
an EPA document.

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            UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                        OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
               ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS LABORATORY-LAS VEGAS
                                  P.O. BOX 93478
                            LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89193-3478
                                   (702/798-2100)
Dear Participant,

   Enclosed are the results of the Nuclear Radiation Assessment Division (EMSL-LV)
Performance Evaluation Study for Tritium in Water; November 5, 1993.

   The known value for each analysis was determined by gravimetric methods,
checked by chemical analyses performed by EMSL-LV's Radiochemistry Laboratory,
and compared to the participating laboratories' grand average.

   The expected precision, determined by the known value, was taken from
'Table 3. Laboratory Precision:  One Standard Deviation Values and Control Limits
for Various Analyses", which is based on data accumulated over the years by the
Performance Evaluation Program, and can be found in the Environmental Radioactivity
Performance Evaluation Studies Program and Radioactive Standards Distribution
Program information brochure.

   Please take a few minutes to review this  report and the analytical data your
laboratory submitted to us.  If there are any apparent discrepancies, please notify us
immediately.
   We encourage you to make use of the computer-automated data-entry system
that has been in place for some time now. As the number of participants increases,
and it becomes unrealistic for us to receive results by mail or FAX, the computer
system will be our only avenue for accepting data.

   If you have any questions or comments,  please send a message via the data-entry
system or contact George Dilbeck at 702/798-2104 or Patricia Honsa at 702/798-2141 .
                                          Sincerely,
                                          George Dilbeck
                                          Chemist
                                          Radioanalysis Branch
Enclosure

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2/10 EMSL-LV Performance Evaluation: Tritium in Water, 5-Nov-1993
The Range Analysis(R + SR) is calculated from the range, mean range and standard error of
the range values. The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum results for the
laboratory. The mean range is calculated by multiplying the expected precision by 1.693(for three
results). The standard error of the range is calculated by multiplying the mean range by 2.575(for
three results), subtracting the mean range from this product, and dividing the result by 3. If the
range is greater than the mean range, then the range analysis is calculated by subtracting the
mean range from the range, dividing the result by the standard error of the range and adding 1.
If the mean range is greater than or equal to the range, then the range analysis is calculated by
dividing the range by the mean range.

The normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average is calculated from the deviation
of the mean from the grand average and the standard error of the mean values. The deviation of
the mean from the grand average is calculated by subtracting the grand average from the
average of the laboratory's three results. The standard error of the mean is calculated by
dividing the expected precision by the square root of 3(the number of results). The normalized
deviation of the mean from the grand average is calculated by dividing the deviation of the mean
from the grand average by the standard error of the mean.

The normalized deviation of the mean from the known value is calculated from the deviation of
the mean from the known value and the standard error of the mean values. The deviation of the
mean from the known value is calculated by subtracting the known value from the average of the
laboratory's three results. The standard error of the mean is calculated by dividing the expected
precision by the square root of 3(the number of results). The normalized deviation of the mean
from the known value is calculated by dividing the deviation of the mean from the known value by
the standard error of the mean.

A complete explanation of the statistical calculations involved in the report may be found in
the Environmental Radioactivity Performance Evaluation Studies Program information brochure
[Draft Revision of EPA-600/4-81-004], available from George Dilbeck, EMSL-LV, 702/798-2104.

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The following pages consist of separate sections for each of the nuclides in this study with four
parts per section. After the first, each part is separated from the next by a new page or a thick
horizontal bar. The first page of each section is a statistical summary for the nuclide and starts
with a statement of the known value, the control limits, and the warning limits.

The warning limits are placed at two normalized standard deviations above and below the
known value and the control limits are three normalized standard deviations above and below
the known value. If you keep control charts, these values will be useful for anticipating problems
with the accuracy of your analytical methods.
The coin shaped pie chart at the top of the summary page shows the fate of all the samples
sent out in number and percentage terms. The pie chart starts at the top and rotates clockwise.
The first sector represents those participants who submitted analytical results within both the
warning and control limits. The next sector represents those who are in the warning region but
not out of control. The third sectqr represents those who are out of control, but have passed
the outlier test. The fourth sector represents those who have failed the outlier test. The last
sector represents those participants who have failed to respond properly. This is the case if no
analytical results were returned, or less than three determinations were reported, or if the results
were received too late. The reeding on the edge of the coin is spaced at one percent intervals, and
the sector shading becomes darker as the data reliability decreases. Sectors with zero width are
not shown.

The table in the center shows a number of statistical quantities calculated from the submitted
data based on the mean and median values in relation to the known value, both before and after
outlier removal. The lower pie chart uses the same construction as the upper chart and shows
the distribution of properly submitted data in terms of deviation from the known value divided
into sectors representing one, two, three, and greater than three normalized standard deviations.
The second part is an alphabetical listing, in lab-code order, of submitted data and several
calculated quantities. An entry that is shaded has been rejected because of one of the reasons
listed above or failure of the outlier test. The fifth and sixth columns are a measure of laboratory
precision. The Range analysis is a normalized value that you may use to keep precision control
charts. If this value is between 2.0 and 3.0, your analytical process precision is in the warning
zone; if it exceeds 3.0 it is out of control. The eighth and ninth columns are the differences from
the mean of all non-outliers and from the known value, respectively. A tag symbol may appear in
the last column. Each page with tags has a symbol definition summary at the bottom. If there is
no tag symbol, the data is within the control limits, but it may be in the warning zone.

The third part is a three-column listing of result average, tag symbol, and lab-code in average
order excluding those labs not responding properly. In this order, all outliers and out-of-control
results appear at the top or bottom of the list.
The last part is two bar chart displays showing frequency distributions of responding
participants. The first chart places the known value at the center and a bar at each 0.2 unit of
expected precision. The second chart places the mean of the reported measurements at the center
and a bar at each 0.2 unit of standard deviation. In both cases, a bar includes those results within
0.1 unit up to the maximum of six. Any results more than six units from the center value are
shown cumulatively by a shaded bar one past the sixth unit. If the central tendency of the known
value distribution falls away from the center, an error in accuracy is indicated. If the distribution
is broad, poor precision is indicated. The mean value distribution is similar but uses the average
and standard deviation of reported results as its basis.

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Evaluation:
Tritium
in Water,
5-Nov-1993
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191.50
189.43
55.71
50.83
161.66
55.06
34.06
131.95
77.09
0.00
170.13
92.49
53;02
6.52
85.58
20.77
115.47
147.59
141.89
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453.91
347.94
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234.42
47.15
245.83
1,58
85.46
145.71
2219.05
67.86
203.07
35.72
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271.58
187.18
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0.306
0.301
0.088
0.071
0.255
0.088
0.048
0.208
0.108
0.000
0.239
0.143
0.085
0.010
0.136
0.032
0.160
0.230
0.223
0.231
0.639
0.124
0.279


0.647
0.539
0.160
0.350
0.073
0.351
0.002
0.136
0.216
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0.108
0.295
0.054
0.112
0.384
0.279
0.898
0.113
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6085.67
7365.33
7540.00
7074.33
7436.67
6816.67
6027.67
7171.00
7041.00
7400.00
6999.33
6902.00
5175:33
7437.00
7699.67
7496.67
7133.33
7492.67
7473.33
7060.00
6600.00
7442.33
7310.00
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7446.67
8387.33
6900.00
7312.00
7268.67
6553.33
6787.00
7460.00
7536.67
7167.33
6957.33
7473.33
7380.33
4350.00
7945.67
6913.33
8096.00
7083.67
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TAG SYMBOLS
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be an outlier
Normalized deviation
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-2.64
0.35
0.76
-0.33
0.52
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-2.78
-0.10
-0.41
0.43
-0.51
-0.73
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0.52
1.13
0.66
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0.65
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0.53
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2.74
-0.74
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0.33
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2.32
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-0.20
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             EMSL-LV Performance Evaluation: Tritium in Water,  5-Nov-1993
                                   3/10
Tritium                             Statistical Summary                      220 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 7398.0 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 740.0; the control limits
are 6114.1 to 8681.9; the warning regions are 6114.1 to 6541.4 and 8254.6 to 8681.9
43(19.5 %) Failed to respond -.
11 (5.0 %) Outliers '
8(3.6 %) Out of control •
     but not an outlier


        Statistic
                142(64.5 %) Within all limits
 Respondents
•- 16(7.3 %) In warning zone
           but within control


             Non-outliers
Mean
Std. Dev.
Variance
%Coef. ofVar.
% deviation of mean from known value
Norm. dev. of mean from known value
Median
% deviation of median from known value
Norm. dev. of median from known value
   7017.15
   1320.54
1743826.64
     18.82
      -5.15
      -0.29
   7209.00
      -2.55
      -0.14
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              574.68
           330256.18
                 7.96
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                -0.32
             7259.50
                -1.87
                -0.24
19(10.7 %) More than 3 norm. S.D.
16(9.O %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D.'
              3(52.5 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           of known value
    « 49(27.7 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.
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Evaluation: Tritium in Water, 5-Nov-1993

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259.89
40.46
58.42
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340.20
173.21
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112.01
15.28
55.01
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460.90
32.37
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216.31
96.02
332.58
270.62
106.09
295.05
92.78
29.07
167.41
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306.66
0.410
0.064
0.084

0.543
0.239
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0.172
0.024
0.084
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0.271
0.734
0.045
0.196
0.093
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0.160


0.770
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0.263
0.330
0.150
0.471
0.415
0.164
0,464
0.147
0.045
0.256
0.015
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0.487
7615.33
7026.67
7594.67
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8243.33
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6599.33
6526.67
6741.00
8233.33
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7776.67
7356.67
6936.33
7134.00
6508.67
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7687.33
7557.33
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EMSL-LV Performance Evaluation: Tritium in Water,
Tritium
Lab Res. 1
Res. 2
Res. 3
Exper.
Sigma
5-Nov-1993
5/10
Rng anal Normalized deviation
(R + SR) Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
";i>y>^^X--'^V^r '•••* \ \ '•• - - - - - ' : - '' V'1 "--•••
E
EA
EB
EH
EL
EN
EW
EX
FE
FJ
FK
FL
FU
FZ
GE
GO
GQ
HI
HJ
HK
HP
HR
HU
I
7266.0
8200.0
7130.0
6370.0
7446.0
6709.0
6410.0
5993.0
718o!o
6468.0
7203.0
7036.0
5630.0
8500.0
7157.0
7613.0
7140.0
6665.0
7870.0
7662.0
7630.0
7752.0
7890.0
*\Vl"l!\*w I- s ••''''*• ""'"" ' "'
6504.0
7397.0
8240.0
7360.0
6030.0
6723.0
5578.0
6313.0
6161.0
7010.0
4528.0
7012.0
6797.0
6250.0
9000.0
7078.0
8246.0
7100.0
6604.0
7570.0
7254.0
7370.0
7712.0
7826.0
6563.0
^\-\.. * H' ', -fjv. ^v^ ;• .' .-,'•• .*; Vs y*'*1 \ s v Sv:-.. .-
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cttif!
IU
J
JE
-:f*TQ^"~
JI
JK
JM
JP
JR
JS
JY
K
KH
• =
0 s
7389.0
^,^y,^,t^^ ,
7703.0
7450.0
7592.0
°/c^-*-r^ %
7345.0
7437.0
7065,0
7533.0
6700.0
7300.0
6710.0
6884.0
7533.0
7091.0
^'' > ''VsT" '•''>> Xs "'"T
7730.6
7500.0
7592.0
o^;:^""0>'"'\
7352.0
7577.0
7117.0
7468.0
6580.0
7300.0
6810.0
6080.0
7487.0
7463.0
8110.0
7600.0
6490.0
7324.0
5885.0
6321.0
6167.0
6830.0
4916.0
7078.0
6799.0
6650.0
9200.0
7016.0
8194.0
7060.0
6514.0
8150.0
7338.0
7570.0
7562.0
7900.0
6437.0
••-• , •••••' fff " ^ ••
7241.0
;''>r "-,•;""' '
8054.0
7495.0
7592.0

7333.0
7647.0
6877.0
7369.0
6550.0
6600.0
7260.0
5839.0
7378.0
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
X 53
100.28
66.57
235.01
238.61
387.05
584.86
53.85
98.76
175.04
1026.55
97.01
137.42
513.94
360.56
70.68
351.41
40.00
75.97
290.06
215.45
136.14
100.16
40.20
63.03

149.00

195.33
27.49
0.00

9.76
106.94
126.25
82.60
79.39
404.15
292.98
547.19
79.61
0.157
0.104
0.375
0.367
0.577
0.903
0.077
0.139
0.279
2.045
0.152
0.191
0.814
0.559
0.113
0.505
0.064
0.121
0.463
0.326
0.208
0.152
0.059
0.101

0.238

0.280
0.040
0.000

0.015
0.168
0.192
0.131
0.120
0.559
0.439
0.834
0.124
7375.33
8183.33
7363.33
6296.67
7164.33
6057.33
6348.00
6107.00
7006.67
5304.00
7097.67
6877.33
6176.67
8900.00
7083.67
8017.67
7100.00
6594.33
7863.33
7418.00
7523.33
7675.33
7872.00
6501.33
i '* -
7240.33
*C (;. - '"i<"
7829.00
7481.67
7592.00

7343.33
7553.67
7019.67
7456.67
6610.00
7066.67
6926.67
6267.67
7466.00
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
:\ ;-v";,/"V; '-'-•• - " <-"" ,-,<
0.37
2.26
0.35
-2.15
-0.12
-2.71
-2.03
-2.59
-0.49
-4.47
-0.28
-0.79
-2.43
3.94
-0.31
1.88
-0.27
-1.45
1.52
0.47
0.72
1.08
1.54 	
-1.67
••'::$ '.- ••
0.06
•- / v •. j'f.w,-. WA- j_ w( ^^
1.44
0.62
0.88
^ '- .... , ',.•'• \::- .. °
0.30
0.79
-0.46
0.56
-1.42
-0.35
-0.68
-2.22
0.59
IT s Above
II 53 Below
-0.05
1.84
-0.08
-2.58
-0.55
-3.14 II
-2.46
-3.02 II
-0.92
-4.90 II
-0.70
-1.22
-2.86
3.52 IT
-0.74
1.45
-0.70
-1.88
1.09
0.05
0.29
0.65
1.11
-2.10
, - . ,,. V, , . 1
-0.37
-s^-vxr "< v <~"
i.oi
0.20
0.45
,,,,*• ."•
-0.13
0.36
-0.89
0.14
-1.84
-0.78
-1.10
-2.65
0.16
control limit
control limit
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8/10 EMSL-LV Performance Evaluation: Tritium in Water, 5-Nov-1993
' Tritium
Lab Res. 1 Res. 2
SZ 7504.0 7477.0
T 7140.0 7190.0
p*A^Sr550i6^^ '*!v$S6.%»£
TC 6600.0 7000.0
i^^H£^f§<>|;
^TE t^-.iv^i' ^iv^^C^-? ^1 ^ -'-V
J^^^\^l'&%'^^o1t6S&)^ ;
TG 6932.0 6914.0
TH 7478.0 7405.0
TI 8562.0 8874.0
TL 6458.0 6458.0
TQ 7918.0 8077.0
TU 7710.0 8514.0
^py^^jT^Tyr^ T^HT T^ r ^
%W^" %V^i^^-?,V>:;C.r
TK 7798.0 7630.0
U 7130.0 6910.0
^TTli '**' ™" ^ ~'~":'-^! s-^-> ~r*;V'V- vs\y'
i^^5^fe^\s 3^ y "•" '
UD 73304 7220.0
UE 7578.0 7536.0
^^w~c ^ tC%^"^:v TJ5C ' "\T^ff T*
«-\"?!^V\^VT >v5'v^1'™5&^<^*'!s''' "',' -
$Wy£?-l-:PJ^i^~^% yf i ,'
UK 7100.0 7300.0
_tUL 7538.0 	 7399.0
JtV TJlAf SKxs^-^fl^v;;^ * ,!; J," * ™^,~- *SNT^ ^
<";**"** "\\;s0;'\™!^!^s<^^x\ ' ,T& »'?*•
UN 7538.0 7591.0
JW^n^^^M20£^
P^^^S^^iS^F'S
UW 66574* 6607.0
UX 7050.0 7880.0
UY 7183.0 7358.0
Ivj^SfSSSIIP^
J YI$&\ ^ J6^;^^l5x8rS! x
VG 7740.0 77104
W 6907.0 6966.0
X 8360.0 8460.0
Y 7744.0 7787.0
Z 7296.0 7405.0

Average Tag
6.67 x
486.67 x
• s No data submitted
0 s Insufficient data

Exper. Rng anal Normalized deviation
Res. 3 Sigma (R + SR) Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
7465.0 20.05 0.031 7482.00 0.62 0.20
7210.0 36.11 0.056 7180.00 -0.08 -0.51
•>V\- OOCT'-rt "* ^ "" ••'•••-.QO-. irtO •• *• x ^ f\ "t OOV '*'''••' •• A Qfi £t^f -. ^ "^ K^^JK "" •>'!''£ Jt O ••*''* v v^ * "•••^
^ uoOiU0 v "^ oo.ao "; - U.J.OA ^ "4oO«O/'. ^ ^s*»iO**O^^™ *ADi"lo ^ •." Xr " "
7700.0 556.78 0.878 7100.00 -0.27 -0.70
J ••1485.0.' ! !178.0o '-• ~ - 0*273 ••••- 1627.33-" ••s!-''!j-ii3»08'"''™-'-''Os-l3i51^N-'!' X'~4™
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; -^5 ,!.-x,;,\v;,\.-- '-'"\\"' ^ ""',V ' ', 'V'' =- - , - ,4 \-;: -'>r'"xsy V--~W\--< ;'C-K ,^^x*\ K-
-lilSlIO^ ~- > ::103.*6l - - , 0/164 >' iol7;00'i\>>* ^14161^* ^-14s'94!* -*V^^
7016.0 54.42 0.081 6954.00 -0.61 -1.04
7528.0 61.87 0.098 7470.33 0.60 0.17
8718.0 156.01 0.249 8718.00 3.52 3.09 It
6530.0 41.59 0.057 6482.00 -1.72 -2.14
7826.0 126.98 0.200 7940.33 1.70 1.27
7552.0 515.89 0.768 7925.33 1.66 1.23
T',.,ivV^V --\ -\ ^ '•;"'''"••! ' "v|;^--r"7>!>"""7- • ^^ ^;; ^^
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7260.0 55.66 o!o88 7270.00 0.13 -0.30
7563.0 21.32 0.034 7559.00 0.80 0.38
,xA'-,^r"'.^ f"-- '/,'"' ' ' 1%1 ^ '%"\r. , ',•>*• ;~"- ' ',- '-\ '»v"s-'V^'
^'l- V- VX- "^ SJ! ," VV* '\<""v\ ' -"K '_ . ^ "" "" , ' ^ ;,\ ; ,-"- -v->*~ s1 -' ' - ' ' '
^l,«v-.' ;- %: - ~~" -, '- , -~- • ->.« ^ X , »- i "'^ ' --/--* • '-
7600.0 251.66 0.399 7333.33 0.28 -0.15
7419.0 .75.15 0.111 7452.00 0.55 0.13
T\~ s' s ^\ •/' ^ ,"• ';>,,,,, • -; % • - • ''^ ,!•>,' - ,~-\ ' *-> ." '",- ~"
X , ,is \,- ;- - ' • •' s», *,,__ (o> .,','«•>'
7251.0 182.93 0.271 7460.00 0.57 0.15
7126.0 171.70 0.244 7018.00 -0.46 -0.89
?^WS-":.£iZ' ' "\ .T^'-'Tr /"-,-' \-;;7r;~\x;7;\;.;;vs"yi:i«;~v
6503.0 78.55 0.123 658940 -1.47 -1.89
7510.0 415.82 0.663 7480.00 0.62 0.19
7259.0 87.76 0.140 7266.67 0.12 -0.31
Jla^dT^MM' ;* b.047;^ n9$tiQ "%:fi "Kio^^V'^t'^'X^
I : , rfl -;\ ,,t.; '- ,,:\/\ .-' ' \-'v- :>>^*y ."•>;»'\.> ' '*'•*•*'•
7660.0 40.39 0.064 7703.33 1.14 0.71
7055.0 74.51 0.118 6976.00 -0.56 -0.99
8270.0 95.03 0.152 8363.33 2.69 2.26
7461.0 177.11 0.260 7664.00 1.05 0.62
7347.0 54.53 0.087 7349.33 0.31 -0.11
Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Lab Average Tag Lab Average Tag Lab
OT 530.33 x RC 1627.33 x TD
TA 1017.00 x TF 4350.00 x DG
TAG SYMBOLS It 2 Above control limit
x = Determined to be an outlier & = Below control limit
-------

EMSL-LV Performance Evaluation: Tritium
in Water,
5-Nov-1993
7/10
Tritium

Lab
"••'tyV'
'» JL*
Q
QA
QB
QC
QD
QI
QJ
QK
QL
Q*l
Qp
QQ
QT
QU
QW
QX
QZ
R
RB
';BCK
TRIP!
RH
rRJEM
RM
RO
m
RR
•:RS;
~" »if':
RX
S
;HA"'-
sc
SD
SF
SI
SK
SM
SN
80
SS
ST
su
sw

Res. 1
•?•- ^"i**^ •-• • ^'•"•^
r^"* "' ••*
7960.0
5018,0
7506.0
6275.0
7336.0
7270.0
7100.0
6909.0
6272.0
";^, ;- ""*4- v"'
8360.0
- c " •> ~""/' 7"
6871.0
8323.0
7910.0
7706.0
7713.0
7408.0
5102.0
hX"'53&0:'>
VHiii&o", ;
6306.0
V •.-.•.••••w ^v^.w^^v^ ^^^VASv<.••,^v A\
6699.0
6846.0
;/r;:™.""~:
6876.0
1- ,; ;-V '\',--, ': :'-
%-V" '*/!-'';.•.'**
8182.0
7210.0
•..-.% - -.V. v«-.~ %A^^./y« ^
7406.0
7340.0
7400.0
6510.0
7100.0
6790.0
7474.0
•. •.*
6808.0
7024.0
6881.0
6350.0

Res. 2
1 V- >~~' "., • • '
'-""•*
8077.0
ijll44Lft>
7593.0
6318.0
7379.0
6867.0
6790.0
6876.0
6560.0
•• " s •*
7850.0
/Vy '' ' , * ' *
6785.0
7044.0
7522.0
7916.0
7818.0
7442.0
5407.0
Cv;63i;0<: -
'• 4766.0 V
6195.0
","":'.,.;.;' .^;-
6522.0
7222.0
>v^y •'.-«"" •
6899.0
: \{", ;, --_,,
x,'1^' ,i- - ,- ••;,- -
8163.0
7210.0
vTT^n "•' VC"r"
7443.0
6660.0
7172.0
6630.0
6400.0
6570.0
7733.0

6898.0
7100.0
6855.0
7240.0

Res. 3
'\ * <• *,

8330.0
4652.0
8096.0
6262.0
7196.0
7018.0
6800.0
6856.0
6400.0

8270.0

6965.0
7314.0
7044.0
7798.0
7706.0
7507.0
5444.0
\830;0
4739.0 :
6483.0
• V-V >
6633.0
7095.0
\,"
7093.0
:-, , -" _
;' A'
8171.0
7230.0
""V ' ' ~
7391.0
8020.0
7055.0
6810.0
6100.0
6640.0
6995.0

6807.0
7135.0
6880.0
6280.0
• s No data submitted
0 s
Insufficient
data
x =
Exper.
Sigma


189.12
394.84
318.50
29.30
95.71
203.60
176.16
26.83
144.30

272.22

90.04
674.15
433.78
105.29
62.77
50.32
187.69
0.68
211.45
145.26

89.45
191.28

119.20


9.38
11.63

26.78
680.00
175.45
151.00
513.16
112.40
374.42

52.23
56.74
14.70
535.20
Rnganal
(R + SR)


0.295
0.630
0.471
0.045
0.146
0.322
0.247
0.042
0.230

0.407

0.144
1.040
0.691
0.168
0.089
0.079
0.273
' Jf\, f^f^t s
^/4 VrV Jtv •'•'
0.303
0.230
;..-'• r-"~
0.141
0.300
. > • \

0.173

>' ;, ,t;» -', ,
0.015
0.016
"'""" "" '*'*
\-.-.f N ^ -V
0.042
1.163
0.275
0.239
0.798
0.176
0.589

0.073
0.089
0.021
0.766
Normalized deviation
Average
v'- "", ••*
" -^
8122.33
6037.00
7731.67
6285.00
7303.67
7051.67
6896.67
6880.33
6410.67
\ " \ " * ,'• "
8160.00
* * "• -.
6873.67
7560.33
7492.00
7806.67
7745.67
7452.33
5317.67
630,33!
4874.33;;
6328.00
^ ^ -\™ ;:>;»>•-: -^
6618.00
7054.33
% ^ - " - s _
-. ^%
6956.00
ws - -- \-
' ^ ^ * -. ? V i
8172.00
7216.67
% ' V* "" %SA>^vs' '^%^' rt
7413.33
7340.00
7209.00
6650.00
6533.33
6666.67
7400.67

6837.67
7086.33
6872.00
6623.33
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an outlier
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-'*.> f~y- •'"*" '**•>< -v
' /,'•- t .. ""* ; '
2.12
/rr&lOv^v*
1.21
-2.18
0.21
-0.38
-0.75
-0.78
-1.88
,',-," - •'<•-, ;•;•' '"
2.21

-0.80
0.81
0.65
1.38
1.24
0.55
-4.44
.•/:45.65>r\ -•
; -"&48:\ . '
-2.08
g, •" - -^;>- , <"
-1.40
-0.38
* - * ' ' ''
•. ' ^ s
-0.61
\,- '','~, •'"'!'
" ..'' '^^ •• \Xs «
2.24
0.00
^V.^wv.v. f,s f.^ff.v.ffff .. wt
0.46
0.29
-0.02
-1.32
-1.60
-1.28
0.43

-0.88
-0.30
-0.80
-1.39
IT = Above
^ = Below
Vs- ,', -' --" -'
\ ' • . , '
1.70
4(;5ar,. xX
0.78
-2.61
-0.22
-0.81
-1.17
-1.21
-2.31
"A:7 •"'' '•"'
1.78
- -5; '"• '- , 9 '•
-1.23
0.38
0.22
0.96
0.81
0.13
-4.87 U
16.07; ; x
-6.91 x.
-2.50
'- - " """,»
-1.83
-0.80
-•\ ' - *
-1.03
1 ,. - ,* ' V
;-- - " : , *
1.81
-0.42
™J -""-•" "<^
0.04
-0.14
-0.44
-1.75
-2.02
-1.71
0.01
*'".'
-1.31
-0.73
-1.23
-1.81
control limit
control limit
-------
10/10 EMSL-LV Performance Evaluation: Tritium in Water, 5-Nov-1993
' Tritium



Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag
7557.33
7559.00
7560.33
7592.00
7594.67
7615.33
7664.00
7675.33
7687.33
7699.67
7703.33
7731.67
7745.67
% responding labs
Lab Average Tag Lab
P 7776.67 MQ
UE 7806.67 QX
QU 7829.00 IU
JE 7829.67 TX
L 7863.33 HJ
KM 7872.00 HU
Y 7925.33 TU
HR 7940.33 TQ
OX 7945.67 DH
BB 7948.00 OL
VG 8017.67 GO
QB 8044.67 O
QZ 8096.00 DJ
Frequency distribution
Average Tag
8122.33
8160.00
8172.00
8183.33
8233.33
8243.33
8305.67
8363.33
8387.33
8718.00 IT
8900.00 tT
9394.00 x
11738.33 x

Lab
Q
QP
RX
EA
ML
LE
NP
X
CG
TI
FZ
VC
PJ

m


° I T -4
	 r ill mi 	


K_ _ _ _
-2 0 +2 ' +4


+6
Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
% responding labs

10
0 • - T- -
-6 -4
Frequency distribution

I_ . _ _ .
_
IT—- T



• «_ _ _ _
-2 6 T S ' A




+6
Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average
• s No data submitted
0 s Insufficient data
TAG SYMBOLS
x = Determined to be an outlier
ft s Above control
& s Below control
limit
limit
-------
EMSL-LV
Tritium
Performance Evaluation: Tritium in Water, 5-Nov-1993


9/10

Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag
4874.33 x
5037.00 x
5175.33 x
5304.00 li
5317.67 U
6027.67 II
6057.33 U
6085.67 11
6107.00 U
6176.67
6267.67
6285.00
6296.67
6328.00
6348.00
6410.67
6482.00
6501.33
6508.67
6521.00
6526.67
6533.33
6553.33
6556.67
6589.00
6594.33
6599.33
6600.00
6610.00
6618.00
6623.33
6650.00
6666.67
6703.00
6741.00
6762.67
6787.00
6816.67
6837.67
6866.67
6872.00
6873.67
6877.33
6880.33
• = No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
v>
Lab
RF
QA
AZ
FJ
RB
AJ
EN
A
EX
FU
K
QC
EH
RH
EW
QL
TL
I
NB
PT
M
SK
CO
PE
UW
m
LT
BW
JR
RM
SW
SI
SM
NJ
MA
DM
CP
AI
SS
OA
su
QT
FL
QK
Average Tag
6896.67
6900.00
6902.00
6909.33
6913.33
6926.67
6936.33
6954.00
6956.00
6957.33
6976.00
6999.33
7006.67
7018.00
7019.67
7026.67
7041.00
7046.67
7051.67
7054.33
7060.00
7066.67
7074.33
7083.67
7083.67
7086.33
7086.67
7097.67
7099.00
7100.00
7100.00
7133.33
7134.00
7164.33
7167.33
7171.00
7171.67
7180.00
7209.00
7216.67
7240.33
7252.33
7266.67
7268.67
TAG SYMBOLS
x = Determined to be an
Lab
QJ
CJ
AY
PP
DI
JY
MT
TG
RR
D
W
AW
FE
UO
JM
KX
AP
PV
QI
RO
BO
JS
AF
GE
DL
ST
U
FK
LR
TC
GQ
BG
N
EL
CX
AK
PC
T
SF
S
1C
PB
UY
CM
Average Tag
7270.00
7303.67
7310.00
7312.00
7333.33
7340.00
7343.33
7349.33
7356.67
7363.33
7365.33
7373.00
7375.33
7380.33
7400.00
7400.67
7413.33
7418.00
7436.67
7437.00
7442.33
7446.67
7452.00
7452.33
7456.67
7460.00
7460.00
7466.00
7470.33
7473.33
7473.33
7480.00
7481.67
7482.00
7492.00
7492.67
7496.00
7496.67
7500.00
7523.33
7536.67
7540.00
7551.33
7553.67
IT = Above
outlier U s Below
Lab
UD
QD
CA
CK
UK
SD
JI
Z
MS
EB
AB
PQ
E
DE
AU
SN
sc
HK
AH
BA
C
CE
UL
R
JP
UN
CQ
KH
TH
DD
BM
UX
J
SZ
QW
BL
PM
BC
LF
HP
CS
AE
PI
JK
control limit
control limit
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