vvEPA
           United States
           Environmental Protection
           Agency
          Office of Research and
          Development
          Washington, DC 20460
EPA/600/R-96/034
March 1996
Gross Alpha-Beta in
Water Performance
Evaluation Study

A Statistical Evaluation of
the January 26, 1996 Data
                                       023RSL96 cov-034

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      Gross Alpha-Beta in Water
    Performance Evaluation Study
         January 26, 1996
   Environmental Protection Agency
National Exposure Research Laboratory
  Characterization Research Division
         Las Vegas, Nevada

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

   Enclosed are the results of the Analytical Sciences Branch (CRD-LV)
Performance Evaluation Study for Gross Alpha-Beta in Water; January 26, 1996.

   The known value for each analysis was determined by gravimetric methods,
checked by chemical analyses performed by CRD-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.
                                           /   \
                                          George Dilbeck
                                          Team Leader
                                          RADQA Program
Enclosure

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               NOTICE

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

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      CRD-LV Performance Evaluation: Gross Alpha-Beta in Water,  26-Jan-1996    1/16


   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 hy 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 ana 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 sector 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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2/16   CRD-LV Performance Evaluation: Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26-Jan-1996


     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 Patricia Honsa, CRD-LV, 702/798-2141.

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         CRD-LV Performance Evaluation:  Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26-Jan-1996    3/16
•Gross Alpha                         Statistical Summary                      172 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 12.1 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 5.0; the control limits
are 3.4 to 20.8; the warning regions are 3.4 to 6.3 and 17.9 to 20.8
11 (6.4 %) Failed to respond --	
5(2.9 %) Outliers •'
         Statistic
              . 150(87.2 %) Within all limits
Respondents
6(3.5 %) 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
     12.58
      5.08
     25.79
     40.36
      3.99
      0.09
     11.63
     -3.86
     -0.09
Grand Avg 11.90
             2.52
             6.36
            21.20
            -1.65
            -0.08
            11.58
            -4.27
            -0.20
5(3.1 %) More than 3 norm. S.D. «,^
6(3.7 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D. •
          , 122(75.8 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
          •
                           of known value
     28(17.4 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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4/16 CRD-LV Performance Evaluation: Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26- Jan- 1996
Gross Alpha
Lab Res. 1
A
AE
AF
AH
AJ
AK
AL
AP
AR
AU
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
BG
BH
BK
BL
BM
BN
BO
BS
C
CA
CE
CG
CJ
CK
CO
CS
CX
D
DB
DE
DH
DI
DO
DS
DT
DZ
E
EB
EO
ER
• =
0 H
8.9
11.9
11.3
9.9
10.3
10.8
18.9
11.0
11.5
14.2
12.4
10.3
10.4
12.3
11.0
11.6
13.6
17.3
12.2
6.9
11.4
11.8
7.0
17.7
9.8
11.9
20.0
10.5
11.5
10.3
11.9
12.6
12.7
9.9
12.3
12.5
10.8
12.5
10.5
12.9
11.2
10.6
10.0
13.5
Res. 2
10.3
13.4
11.2
8.4
9.4
11.0
17.9
11.0
11.1
11.5
12.7
10.4
8.9
12.0
11.0
12.5
14.9
15.8
12.8
6.9
9.9
14.2
7.3
20.3
8.3
11.6
18.0
10.3
10.1
11.1
14.5
13.7
11.6
9.9
9.6
10.3
12.9
12.0
10.7
11.2
10.3
10.8
12.0
13.3
Res. 3
9.2
10.2
10.7
11.0
11.3
10.7
19.2
11.5
10.1
15.0
13.8
10.5
11.6
11.7
11.0
12.7
14.2
17.6
13.8
7.7
11.4
12.7
7.7
20.4
8.9
11.2
19.0
12.1
8.1
12.6
11.7
13.5
11.0
10.0
10.6
12.2
13.5
10.3
10.5
14.8
10.5
13.1
12.0
13.1
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
x =
Exper.
Sigma
0.74
1.60
0.32
1.31
0.95
0.15
0.68
0.29
0.72
1.83
0.74
0.10
1.35
0.30
0.00
0.59
0.65
0.96
0.81
0.46
0.87
1.21
0.35
1.53
0.75
0.35
1.00
0.99
1.71
1.17
1.56
0.59
0.86
0.06
1.37
1.19
1.42
1.15
0.12
1.80
0.47
1.39
1.15
0.20
Rng anal Normalized deviation
(R + SR) Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
0.165
0.378
0.071
0.307
0.224
0.035
0.154
0.059
0.165
0.413
0.165
0.024
0.319
0.071
0.000
0.130
0.154
0.213
0.189
0.095
0.177
0.284
0.083
0.319
0.177
0.083
0.236
0.213
0.402
0.272
0.331
0.130
0.201
0.012
0.319
0.260
0.319
0.260
0.024
0.425
0.106
0.295
0.236
0.047
9.47
11.83
11.07
9.77
10.33
10.83
18.67
11.17
10.90
13.57
12.97
10.40
10.30
12.00
11.00
12.27
14.23
16.90
12.93
7.17
10.90
12.90
7.33
19.47
9.00
11.57
19.00
10.97
9.90
11.33
12.70
13.27
11.77
9.93
10.83
11.67
12.40
11.60
10.57
12.97
10.67
11.50
11.33
13.30
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
-0.84
-0.02
-0.29
-0.74
-0.54
-0.37
2.34
-0.25
-0.35
0.58
0.37

-0.52
-0.55
0.03
-0.31
0.13
0.81
1.73
0.36
-1.64
-0.35
0.35
-1.58
2.62
-1.00
-0.12
2.46
-0.32
-0.69
-0.20
0.28
0.47
-0.05
-0.68
-0.37
-0.08
0.17
-0.10
-0.46
0.37
-0.43
-0.14
-0.20
0.48
ft = Above
U s Below
-0.91
-0.09
-0.36
-0.81
-0.61
-0.44
2.27
-0.32
-0.42
0.51
0.30
! % •'
-0.59
-0.62
-0.03
-0.38
0.06
0.74
1.66
0.29
-1.71
-0.42
0.28
-1.65
2.55
-1.07
-0.18
2.39
-0.39
-0.76
-0.27
0.21
0.40
-0.12
-0.75
-0.44
-0.15
0.10
-0.17
-0.53
0.30
-0.50
-0.21
-0.27
0.42
control limit
control limit

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CRD-LV Performance Evaluation: Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26-Jan-1996 5/16
Gross Alpha

Lab
EV

pBJW
FF
FJ
FN
FZ
GQ
GT
GZ
m
HK
HL
HP
I
ID
J
JG
JM
JN
JP
JQ
JS
JY
K
KE
KH
KT
KX
L
LF
LR
LT
M
MF
MV
MX
N
NA
NB
NJ
NK
NO
NP
NT
O
• =
0 =

Res. 1
11.1
., •, fff. -.^ •v.v-.x^
% \
7.5
>•*
10.0
7.6
6.1
17.5
16.5
9.2
15.2
11.1
10.0
10.7
8.4
11.3
12.3
11.7
12.8
12.8
12.9
9.7
11.6
12.9
20:7>
9.8
8.0
12.0
15.4
15.0
9.7
11.3
15.0
13.5
9.2
53.:l7
12.2
36.0
c 17;4 ;
11.0
10.3
11.1
11.8
16.6
10.2

Res. 2
8.5
SWA \ .^ (•>,.••. V^ »-.V.%
"- /..;.: -,^ .. s- \"
8.6
- t«s ,
10.0
8.6
5.0
14.9
17.7
10.0
15.1
11.1
7.0
9.4
9.1
11.3
12.2
12.8
13.4
12.6
13.2
10.9
10.8
14.0
' ' )> 2&0 ."
10.3
8.0
15.0
13.7
14.0
10.9
11.4
14.0
13.2
13.4
-v •- v •"••% • •• ;?••'•
13.3
\3676
22;0
11.8
8.1
11.5
10.9
17.4
10.6
.
Res. 3
12.0
^ s-.-, ^ •. •. >v s^ i^i J^
"J V'" •• -. "
J. 8.4
\ xs -V"" v •• -.•-
11.0
10.2
6.0
16.6
16.8
8.7
15.4
11.1
9.3
8.6
8.8
11.7
12.5
11.3
14.6
14.3
13.2
7.9
10.4
12.5
^- 18;7 •;
10.6
10.0
12.0
13.4
13.0
10.4
12.3
13.0
13.8
13.5
60.8
12.8
-; /IjUji},;1
- ::26i2-
12.1
9.5
12.3
10.9
16.7
10.7
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
x =
Exper.
Sigma
1.82
A s \ ^ *

0.59

0.58
1.31
0.61
1.32
0.62
0.66
0.15
0.00
1.57
1.06
0.35
0.23
0.15
0.78
0.92
0.93
0.17
1.51
0.61
0.78
3.77
0.40
1.15
1.73
1.08
1.00
0.60
0.55
1.00
0.30
2.45
4.01
0.55
1.15
3.92
0.57
1.11
0.61
0.52
0.44
0.26
Rng anal
(R + SR)
0.413
v .. ^ ,_•> •• ^

0.130

0.118
0.307
0.130
0.307
0.142
0.154
0.035
0.000
0.354
0.248
0.083
0.047
0.035
0.177
0.213
0.201
0.035
0.354
0.142
0.177
0.862
0.095
0.236
0.354
0.236
0.236
0.142
0.118
0.236
0.071
0.508
0.910
0.130
0.236 ; ;
0.921
0.130
0.260
0.142
0.106
0.095
0.059
Normalized deviation
Average
10.53
•.",...>. l^,_ S V>,J.
. s- •- "'•*$:**
8.17
•• s s ••-.•••.''''
10.33
8.80
5.70
16.33
17.00
9.30
15.23
11.10
8.77
9.57
8.77
11.43
12.33
11.93
13.60
13.23
13.10
9.50
10.93
13.13
2i;80
10.23
8.67
13.00
14.17
14.00
10.33
11.67
14.00
13.50
12.03
56.30 ;;
12.77
36,33
,• ,2153$
11.63
9.30
11.63
11.20
16.90
10.50
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an outlier
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-0.47
SX" ' •••• >-•• '•^i w. v^ Jf •, v, wf.
-W^^i s'sl(>A\y -^
-1.29
Vr^Vv^-v^< ^;
-0.54
-1.07
-2.15
1.54
1.77
-0.90
1.15
-0.28
-1.09
-0.81
-1.09
-0.16
0.15
0.01
0.59
0.46
0.42
-0.83
-0.33
0.43
* . ,*3S 43 *>' !
-0.58
-1.12
0.38
0.79
0.73
-0.54
-0.08
0.73
0.55
0.05
15.38
0.30
is^ljQ^V^ -
^ V'3\34\;\\
-0.09
-0.90
-0.09
-0.24
1.73
-0.49
ft s Above
^ = Below
-0.54
•^V. \-.V-. ^ ss ^\%AJ <_<^
0.23
-•;; 8;d6 ^-y^K
Sv3^7-vt^>2-y
-0.16
-0.97
-0.16
-0.31
1.66
-0.55
control limit
control limit

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Gross Alpha

Lab
OA
OB
OF
OS
OX
OY
P
PB
PG
PM
PQ
PR
PV
Q
QC
QP
QQ
QT
QU
QW
QX
QZ
R
RB
RD
RF
RG
RI
RR

IRV
s
sc
SD
SF
SG
SI
SL
SM
SN
SO
SR
ss
ST
SU

Res. 1
12.3
13.3
10.2
14.0
13.0
32.4
14.7
12.2
14.5
13.4
9.8
9.7
20.0
14.4
18.4
20.0
13.3
11.3
9.0
9.4
10.2
8.4
11.6
17.2
14.7
9.1
10.2
6.6
11.0


13.8
11.7
11.1
12.9
17.0
12.5
13.0
9.7
10.3
10.6
8.4
11.1
10.4
5.5

Res. 2
11.3
12.7
12.5
11.0
14.5
. 34.2
14.4
11.8
13.9
13.4
9.5
9.7
14.0
10.4
17.2
20.9
10.9
10.6
8.0
13.7
9.9
10.3
13.0
17.3
15.3
10.3
10.0
11.2
11.0


12.9
9.9
11.1
11.2
8.5
12.9
11.0
13.2
11.6
9.5
8.8
11.3
9.5
6.3

Res. 3
10.2
7.6
13.8
11.0
12.2
36.4
16.7
12.9
14.3
13.4
8.5
9.4
13.4
13.1
17.3
18.8
12.6
9.9
9.0
13.7
9.8
10.4
12.6
18.4
14.0
11.0
10.1
8.9
11.0


12.7
11.7
10.9
11.0
12.9
13.3
14.0
10.5
8.9
10.6
8.1
10.9
9.9
6.7
• = No data submitted
0 H
Insufficient
data
vv —
Exper.
Sigma
1.05
3.13
1.82
1.73
1.17
2.00
1.25
0.56
0.31
0.00
0.68
0.17
3.65
2.04
0.67
1.05
1.23
0.70
0.58
2.48
0.21
1.13
0.72
0.67
0.65
0.96
0.10
2.30
0.00


0.59
1.04
0.12
1.04
4.25
0.40
1.53
1.83
1.35
0.64
0.35
0.20
0.45
0.61
Rnganal
(R + SR)
0.248
0.673
0.425
0.354
0.272
0.473
0.272
0.130
0.071
0.000
0.154
0.035
0.780
0.473
0.142
0.248
0.284
0.165
0.118
0.508
0.047
0.236
0.165
0.142
0.154
0.224
0.024
0.543
0.000


0.130
0.213
0.024
0.224
1.008
0.095
0.354
0.413
0.319
0.130
0.083
0.047
0.106
0.142
Normalized deviation
Average
11.27
11.20
12.17
12.00
13.23
34.33
15.27
12.30
14.23
13.40
9.27
9.60
15.80
12.63
17.63
19.90
12.27
10.60
8.67
12.27
9.97
9.70
12.40
17.63
14.67
10.13
10.10
8.90
11.00


13.13
11.10
11.03
11.70
12.80
12.90
12.67
11.13
10.27
10.23
8.43
11.10
9.93
6.17
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an outlier
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-0.22
-0.24
0.09
0.03
0.46
7.77
1.17
0.14
0.81
0.52
-0.91
-0.80
1.35
0.25
1.99
2.77
0.13
-0.45
-1.12
0.13
-0.67
-0.76
0.17
1.99
0.96
-0.61
-0.62
-1.04
-0.31


0.43
-0.28
-0.30
-0.07
0.31
0.35
0.27
-0.27
-0.57
-0.58
-1.20
-0.28
-0.68
-1.99
IT = Above
II = Below
-0.29
-0.31
0.02
-0.03
0.39
7.70; x
1.10
0.07
0.74
0.45
-0.98
-0.87
1.28
0.18
1.92
2.70
0.06
-0.52
-1.19
0.06
-0.74
-0.83
0.10
1.92
0.89
-0.68
-0.69
-1.11
-0.38

- •
0.36
-0.35
-0.37
-0.14
0.24
0.28
0.20
-0.33
-0.64
-0.65
-1.27
-0.35
-0.75
-2.06
control limit
control limit

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CRD-LV Performance Evaluation: Gross Alpha-
Gross Alpha
Lab Res. 1
SV
SX 13.0
SZ 11.6
T 10.3
TD 18.0
TG 8.9
TH ' , ' "
TO - >' , -v
TL 17.9
TN 12.9
TQ 13.4
TW 12.7
TY 8.3
U 13.0
UA 15.7
UE 10.9
UN 10.7
UP 13.2
UQ 13.3
UW 14.7
VA 12.2
VC '>>v-x
VH 7.8
VI 12.3
VJ 15.1
VO 8.3
VT 12.2
W 12.8
WE 9.5
WF 15.2
WH 10.2
WJ >:" :; "/,
WN 14.8
WO 11.9
••WP. •-' V
WQ 10.8
X 8.6
Res. 2
>
10.0
11.8
10.4
16.5
12.0
v,-,
-- ,- - ™\X v
11.8
12.1
12.2
11.3
8.7
12.1
19.8
12.1
10.9
15.1
12.0
16.4
8.7
( V. j> •.
9.4
13.5
14.5
9.7
12.4
15.1
9.0
14.7
12.1
; - >_\-\
14.9
14.9
10.5
11.2
Exper. Rng anal
Res. 3 Sigma (R + SR)
\ ;-' ,o
11.0 1.53 0.354
12.9 0.70 0.154
9.4 0.55 0.118
18.9 1.21 0.284
7.6 2.26 0.520
™;;ny\rN ,;": v ~;y \\~™"; ,

10.8 3.84 0.839
9.9 1.55 0.354
13.2 0.64 0.142
9.1 1.81 0.425
8.9 0.31 0.071
10.8 1.11 0.260
17.8 2.05 0.484
11.7 0.61 0.142
12.0 0.70 0.154
12.1 1.52 0.354
13.7 0.89 0.201
14.5 1.04 0.224
10.6 1.75 0.413
- < r •••< S •- "" ^ s % ^ ""
8.8 0.81 0.189
12.0 0.79 0.177
15.4 0.46 0.106
6.3 1.71 0.402
12.3 0.10 0.024
13.1 1.25 0.272
8.5 0.50 0.118
13.1 1.10 0.248
12.0 1.07 0.224
"': V? -<';. - - '-* - ,„•-
14.9 0.06 0.012
10.7 2.16 0.496
11.3 0.40 0.095
10.7 1.38 0.307
Beta in Water,
26-Jan-1996 7 / 16
Normalized deviation
Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
," ,;,; 	 , —
11.33
12.10
10.03
17.80
9.50
--^/•rv-^^sr^^ <^
" x"; - 'x '-v-s^ 'v.-K
13.50
11.63
12.93
11.03
8.63
11.97
17.77
11.57
11.20
13.47
13.00
15.20
10.50
:,-^\r;>vx,:-.* ,'x.
8.67
12.60
15.00
8.10
12.30
13.67
9.00
14.33
11.43
.- .**'*' >• \-' *\;V^S •
14.87
12.50
10.87
10.17
-: .*:<>• •• r -i^>,vx.»;
-0.20 -0.27
0.07 0.00
-0.65 -0.72
2.04 1.97
-0.83 -0.90
rs "' x-<"' ^v"ssi?^'v\*^':
0.55 0.48
-0.09 -0.16
0.36 0.29
-0.30 -0.37
-1.13 -1.20
0.02 -0.05
2.03 1.96
-0.12 -0.18
-0.24 -0.31
0.54 0.47
0.38 0.31
1.14 1.07
-0.49 -0.55
-1.12 -1.19
0.24 0.17
1.07 1.00
-1.32 -1.39
0.14 0.07
0.61 0.54
-1.00 -1.07
0.84 0.77
-0.16 :0-23 ^
", " 'V'"'' '^K^^'-^i
1.03 0.96
0.21 0.14
•• s "" "" s ••* '•S ^ * ^ ^ ,. v ^ ^ ^ %
-0.36 -0.43
-0.60 -0.67
Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average
5.70
6.17
7.17
7.33
8.10
Tag





• = No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
Lab Average Tag
GQ 8.17
SU 8.43
BN 8.63
C 8.67
VO 8.67
TAG SYMBOLS
Lab Average
FF 8.67
SR 8.77
TY 8.77
VH 8.80
QU 8.90

x s Determined to be an outlier
Tag Lab
KT
ID
HP
FZ
RI
ft s Above control limit
U s Below control limit J

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8/16 CRD-LV Performance Evaluation:
Gross Alpha

Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26- Jan- 1996

|
•
Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag
9.00
9.00
9.27
9.30
9.30
9.47
9.50
9.50
9.57
9.60
9.70
9.77
9.90
9.93
9.93
9.97
10.03
10.10
10.13
10.17
10.23
10.23
10.27
10.30
10.33
10.33
10.33
10.40
10.50
10.50
10.53
10.57
10.60
10.67
10.83
10.83
10.87
10.90
10.90
10.93
10.97
11.00
11.00
11.03
• = No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
Lab
WE
CE
PQ
NK
HI
A
TG
JS
I
PR
QZ
AH
CO
ST
DE
QX
T
RG
RF
X
SO
KH
SN
BB
LR
FN
AJ
BA
VA
O
EV
DT
QT
E
DH
AK
WQ
BO
AR
JY
CK
RR
BG
TW
Average
11.03
11.07
11.10
11.10
11.10
11.13
11.17
11.20
11.20
11.20
11.27
11.33
11.33
11.33
11.43
11.43
11.50
11.57
11.57
11.60
11.63
11.63
11.63
11.67
11.67
11.70
11.77
11.83
11.93
11.97
12.00
12.00
12.03
12.10
12.17
12.27
12.27
12.27
12.30
12.30
12.33
12.40
12.40
12.50
TAG
Tag Lab
SD
AF
SS
sc
HL
SM
AP
UN
OB
NP
OA
sx
EO
CS
WH
J
EB
UE
CG
DS
TN
NO
NJ
LT
DI
SF
DB
AE
JM
U
OS
BC
MV
sz
OF
QW
QQ
BH
VT
PB
JG
R
DO
WO
Average Tag
12.60
12.63
12.67
12.70
12.77
12.80
12.90
12.90
12.93
12.93
12.97
12.97
13.00
13.00
13.10
13.13
13.13
13.23
13.23
13.27
13.30
13.40
13.47
13.50
13.50
13.57
13.60
13.67
14.00
14.00
14.17
14.23
14.23
14.33
14.67
14.87
15.00
15.20
•15.23
15.27
15.80
16.33
16.90
16.90
SYMBOLS ft = Above control
x s Determined to be an outlier U = Below control
Lab
VI
Q
SL
CX
N
SG
SI
BS
TQ
BM
DZ
AW
UQ
KX
JQ
S
K
OX
JP
D
ER
PM
UP
TL
MF
AU
JN
W
M
LF
L
PG
BK
WF
RD
WN
VJ
uw
HK
P
PV
GT
NT
BL
limit
limit

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        CRD-LV Performance Evaluation:  Gross Alpha-Beta in Water,  26-Jan-1996   9/16
Gross Alpha
Average
Tag
  Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Lab   Average	Tag	Lab  | Average
                   Tag
                      Lab
   17.00
   17.63
   17.63
   17.77
           GZ
           RB
           QC
           UA
        17.80
        18.67
        19.00
        19.47
        19.90
TD
AL
CJ
CA
QP
21.53
21.80
34.33
35.33
56.30
x
x
X
X
X
NB
KE
OY
NA
MX
 % responding labs
                    Frequency distribution
 10-
                  -4
                  -2            0            +2
       Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
 % responding labs
                    Frequency distribution
 10
                  -4            -2            0            +2            +4
                     Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average
 • s No data submitted
 0 = Insufficient data
                       TAG SYMBOLS
                x = Determined to be an outlier
                                           IT = Above control limit
                                           U s Below control limit

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        CRD-LV Performance Evaluation: Gross Alpha-Beta in Water,  26-Jan-1996  10/16
Gross Beta                          Statistical Summary                      172 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 7.0 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 5.0; the control limits
are 0.0 to 15.7; the warning regions are 0.0 to 1.2 and 12.8 to 15.7
13(7.6 %) Failed to respond —..^
4(2.3 %) Outliers •
         Statistic
              . 151(87.8 %) Within all limits
Respondents
4(2.3 %) 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
      9.02
      4.09
     16.70
     45.31
     28.84
      0.49
      8.47
     20.95
      0.36
 Grand Avg 8.50
             1.94
             3.75
            22.76
            21.49
             0.78
             8.47
            20.95
             0.76
4(2.5 %) More than 3 norm. S.D. -.^
4(2.5 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D. *
            119(74.8 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           of Known value
     32(20.1 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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11/16 CRD-LV Performance Evaluation: Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26- Jan- 1996 1
Gross Beta
Lab
A
AE
AF
AH
AJ
AK
AL
AP
AR
AU
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
BG
BH
BK
BL
BM
BN
BO
B8
C
CA
CE
CG
CJ
CK
CO
CS
CX
D
DB
DE
DH
DI
DO
DS
DT
DZ
E
EB
EO
ER
Res. 1
19.4
8.1
6.7
9.1
4.8
9.3
10.6
9.0
7.4
4.3
8.8

11.1
6.0
9.2
7.0
8.2
7.3
7.4
9.4
6.3
6.3
9.9
6.6
7.1
7.3
10.5
7.3
10.0
5.5
7.5
12.8
13.5
11.3
7.9
10.5
5.3
9.0
8.4
8.1
8.8
9.6
9.0
9.0

Res. 2
19,2
7.6
7.2
9.1
6.4
7.9
8.8
8.3
7.6
5.3
10.1
,-'•
7.1
7.8
9.4
7.0
9.7
8.3
7.7
8.3
6.7
8.3
10.0
6.0
8.3
6.8
9.7
6.9
12.0
4.1
7.1
15.6
13.6
12.1
7.9
9.9
5.2
7.7
8.9
7.4
9.4
8.6
10.1
11.0

Res. 3
18.9
7.9
5.5
8.0
5.7
8.1
10.6
8.1
8.0
4.5
9.9
; " '" '
8.0
8.2
9.2
7.0
9.3
9.5
7.8
10.5
6.4
5.8
10.2
6.0
8.4
6.7
10.4
7.2
10.6
5.1
7.8
11.7
11.2
11.1
8.0
8.9
5.9
7.3
8.2
8.3
8.9
8.9
11.3
16.0

• = No data submitted
0 s
Insufficient
data
X s
Exper.
Sigma
0.25
0.25
0.87
0.64
0.80
0.76
1.04
0.47
0.31
0.53
0.70

2.10
1.17
0.12
0.00
0.78
1.10
0.21
1.10
0.21
1.32
0.15
0.35
0.72
0.32
0.44
0.21
1.03
0.72
0.35
2.01
1.36
0.53
0.06
0.81
0.38
0.89
0.36
0.47
0.32
0.51
1.15
3.61

Rng anal Normalized deviation
(R + SR) Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
0.059
0.059
0.201
0.130
0.189
0.165
0.213
0.106
0.071
0.118
0.154

0.473
0.260
0.024
0.000
0.177
0.260
0.047
0.260
0.047
0.295
0.035
0.071
0.154
0.071
0.095
0.047
0.236
0.165
0.083
0.461
0.284
0.118
0.012
0.189
0.083
0.201
0.083
0.106
0.071
0.118
0.272
0.827

19.17
7.87
6.47
8.73
5.63
8.43
10.00
8.47
7.67
4.70
9.60
' ' '
8.73
7.33
9.27
7.00
9.07
8.37
7.63
9.40
6.47
6.80
10.03
6.20
7.93
6.93
10.20
7.13
10.87
4.90
7.47
13.37
12.77
11.50
7.93.
9.77
5.47
' 8.00
8.50
7.93
9.03
9.03
10.13
12.00
'
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
3,69
-0.22
-0.71
0.08
-0.99
-0.02
0.52
-0.01
-0.29
-1.32
0.38

0.08
-0.41
0.26
-0.52
0.19
-0.05
-0.30
0.31
-0.71
-0.59
0.53
-0.80
-0.20
-0.54
0.59
-0.47
0.82
-1.25
-0.36
1.68
1.48
1.04
-0.20
0.44
-1.05
-0.17
0.00
-0.20
0.18
0.18
0.56
1.21

ft e Above
IJ. s Below
4.21 x
0.30
-0.18
0.60
-0.47
0.50
1.04
0.51
0.23
-0.80
0.90
•
0.60
0.12
0.79
0.00
0.72
0.47
0.22
0.83
-0.18
-0.07
1.05
-0.28
0.32
-0.02
1.11
0.05
1.34
-0.73
0.16
2.21
2.00
1.56
0.32
0.96
-0.53
0.35
0.52
0.32
0.70
0.70
1.09
1.73
' , ' * - -,
control limit
control limit

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CRD-LV Performance Evaluation: Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26- Jan- 1996 12/16
Gross Beta

Lab
EV
EW
FF
FJ
A x^
FN
FZ
GQ
GT
GZ
HI
HK
HL
HP
I
ID
J
JG
JM
JN
JP
JQ
JS
JY
K
KE
KH
KT
KX
L
LF
LR
LT
M
MF

MV
MX
N
NA
NB
NJ
NK
NO
NP
NT
0
• =
0 s

Res. 1
7.6
10.3
9.2
- - 'I
9.0
8.4
7.8
7.6
4.0
8.1
10.3
8.9
6.4
6.7
9.8
7.7
9.1
7.8
8.4
6.5
8.2
9.3
6.0
10.3
8.9
7.6
5.0
10.0
10.4
7.8
10.1
11.1
8.0
7.9

*' ~ - ~ '
X47i8^
7.5
.7.0
27.5
13.6
11.9
7.6
7.7
9.1
6.4

Res. 2
8.3
8.5
8.3

9.0
10.4
9.0
9.7
2.3
9.8
9.5
8.9
6.1
4.1
8.0
7.3
8.3
7.5
9.0
8.4
5.8
10.8
6.2
11.7
9.9
9.1
4.0
10.0
12.8
7.8
9.2
10.5
8.0
7.8

^ \ •,!*, -...•..•.
\45.0
10.4
12.0
: 30,3
13.2
8.9
7.8
8.9
8.4
6.6

Res. 3
8.6
11.9
8.3
- , T ,1,
8.0
7.6
9.8
7.2
3.3
8.9
10.4
8.9
8.2
6.2
10.0
7.0
8.0
9.9
7.8
6.9
4.0
11.3
7.5
10.9
8.8
6.3
4.0
9.0
11.8
9.8
11.9
10.9
7.0
8.0

\ v*\ -\
f 43.3
9.0
10.0
— V''83.6 '
12.5
8.0
8.3
7.8
8.7
6.9
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
X s
Exper.
Sigma
0.51
1.70
0.52

0.58
1.44
1.01
1.34
0.85
0.85
0.49
0.00
1.14
1.38
1.10
0.35
0.57
1.31
0.60
1.00
2.11
1.04
0.81
0.70
0.61
1.40
0.58
0.58
1.21
1.15
1.37
0.31
0.58
0.10


2.27
1.45
2.52
! 2.75
0.56
2.04
0.36
0.67
0.35
0.25
Rnganal
(R + SR)
0.118
0.402
0.106
-*<* ' , ! '"
0.118
0.331
0.236
0.295
0.201
0.201
0.106
0.000
0.248
0.307
0.236
0.083
0.130
0.284
0.142
0.224
0.496
0.236
0.177
0.165
0.130
0.331
0.118
0.118
0.284
0.236
0.319
0.071
0.118
0.024


0.532
0.343
0.591
0.650
0.130
0.461
0.083
0.142
0.083
0.059
Normalized deviation
Average
8.17
10.23
8.60
•. is s s ^s •,>•-•.•. -.s w, s -.•,;-•.•.
8.67
8.80
8.87
8.17
3.20
8.93
10.07
8.90
6.90
5.67
9.27
7.33
8.47
8.40
8.40
7.27
6.00
10.47
6.57
10.97
9.20
7.67
4.33
9.67
11.67
8.47
10.40
10.83
7.67
7.90


45.37
8.97
9.67
30.27:
13.10
9.60
7.90
8.13
8.73
6.63
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an outlier
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-0.12
0.60
0.03

0.06
0.10
0.13
-0.12
-1.84
0.15
0.54
0.14
-0.56
-0.98
0.26
-0.41
-0.01
-0.04
-0.04
-0.43
-0.87
0.68
-0.67
0.85
0.24
-0.29
-1.44
0.40
1.10
-0.01
0.66
0.81
-0.29
-0.21

',*',,*' - „' - »-
-Uifc77'K-:<
0.16
0.40
r''5"7»64"vr>
1.59
0.38
-0.21
-0.13
0.08
-0.65
It = Above
li = Below
0.40
1.12
0.55
v*; • r^
0.58
0.62
0.65
0.40
-1.32
0.67
1.06
0.66
-0.03
-0.46
0.79
0.12
0.51
0.48
0.48
0.09
-0.35
1.20
-0.15
1.37
0.76
0.23
-0.92
0.92
1.62
0.51
1.18
1.33
0.23
0.31

• ••B- "'• • \
13t29 >x ;
0.68
0.92
^Sibe-^-x; ;
2.11
0.90
0.31
0.39
0.60
-0.13
control limit
control limit

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Gross Beta
Lab
OA
OB
OF
OS
OX
OY
P
PB
PG
PM
PQ
PR
PV
Q
QC
QP
QQ
QT
QU
QW
QX
QZ
R
RB
RD
RF
RG
RI
RR
RV
RZ
S
sc
SD
SF
SG
SI
SL
SM
SN
SO
SR
ss
ST
SU
• =
0 =
Res. 1
11.1
6.7
4.9
11.0
10.9
19.6
8.4
8.9
9.4
11.1
8.6
7.8
11.9
8.6
8.9
3.2
5.6
7.7
5.9
6.6
8.5
7.3
10.6
9.8
7.5
5.3
9.5
8.0
11.3


8.1
10.2
11.7
7.5
6.9
6.2
8.8
7.8
8.9
5.6
6.5
9.4
7.1
9.0
Res. 2
12.7
8.2
7.1
10.0
10.5
21.5
7.0
8.8
13.3
10.9
8.7
7.3
12.1
10.8
10.4
4.1
6.8
12.0
5.5
7.4
8.5
7.3
10.4
8.9
9.6
7.3
8.2
5.6
10.9


8.2
7.3
8.4
7.1
5.7
5.7
13.0
8.5
11.2
5.9
7.6
9.3
6.8
6.2
Res. 3
15.5
9.4
7.1
12.0
7.6
22.0
7.8
9.3
8.0
8.6
8.4
6.3
7.6
9.9
9.8
5.8
7.9
7.3
6.0
6.6
8.4
7.8
9.7
10.4
9.1
6.4
8.6
6.8
10.7


8.5
7.4
10.8
7.8
6.1
6.8
8.5
8.0
9.3
5.7
5.4
9.3
5.5
6.8
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
X ~
Exper.
Sigma
2.23
1.35
1.27
1.00
1.80
1.27
0.70
0.26
2.75
1.39
0.15
0.76
2.54
1.11
0.75
1.32
1.15
2.61
0.26
0.46
0.06
0.29
0.47
0.75
1.10
1.00
0.67
1.20
0.31


0.21
1.65
1.71
0.35
0.61
0.55
2.52
0.36
1.23
0.15
1.10
0.06
0.85
1.47
Rng anal Normalized deviation
(R + SR) Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
0.520
0.319
0.260
0.236
0.390
0.284
0.165
0.059
0.626
0.295
0.035
0.177
0.532
0.260
0.177
0.307
0.272
0.555
0.059
0.095
0.012
0.059
0.106
0.177
0.248
0.236
0.154
0.284
0.071


0.047
0.343
0.390
0.083
0.142
0.130
0.532
0.083
0.272
0.035
0.260
0.012
0.189
0.331
13.10
8.10
6.37
11.00
9.67
21.03
7.73
9.00
10.23
10.20
8.57
7.13
10.53
9.77
9.70
4.37
6.77
9.00
5.80
6.87
8.47
7.47
10.23
9.70
8.73
6.33
8.77
6.80
10.97


8.27
8.30
10.30
7.47
6.23
6.23
10.10
8.10
9.80
5.73
6.50
9.33
6.47
7.33
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
1.59
-0.14
-0.74
0.86
0.40
4^34
-0.27
0.17
0.60
0.59
0.02
-0.47
0.70
0.44
0.41
-1.43
-0.60
0.17
-0.94
-0.57
-0.01
-0.36
0.60
0.41
0.08
-0.75
0.09
-0.59
0.85
,

-0.08
-0.07
0.62
-0.36
-0.79
-0.79
0.55
-0.14
0.45
-0.96
-0.69
0.29
-0.71
-0.41
It •&. Above
JJ. = Below
2.11
0.38
-0.22
1.39
0.92
4.86 x
0.25
0.69
1.12
1.11
0.54
0.05
1.22
0.96
0.94
-0.91
-0.08
0.69
-0.42
-0.05
0.51
0.16
1.12
0.94
0.60
-0.23
0.61
-0.07
1.37
- , ••• •
*
0.44
0.45
1.14
0.16
-0.27
-0.27
1.07
0.38
0.97
-0.44
-0.17
0.81
-0.18
0.12
control limit
control limit

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(
CRD-LV Performance
Gross Beta
Lab Res. 1
SV -
SX 11.1
SZ 8.4
T 6.3
TD 14.6
TG 5.9
TH -"^
n - , '•' ' ^
TL 6.4
TN 10.4
TQ 5.6
TW 4.7
TY 6.8
U 9.9
UA 9.1
UE 11.7
UN 9.2
UP 7.7
UQ 8.2
UW 16.3
VA 8.4
\Tn '"" "5 "••-.''''--••
VO
VH 7.3
VI 5.1
VJ 7.0
VO 6.5
VT 10.2
W 7.7
WE 9.7
WF 11.5
WH 4.5
WJ
WN ' ' ;'
WO 14.2
WP
WQ 10.0
X 7.1

Evaluation: Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26- Jan- 1996 14/16

Exper. Rng anal
Res. 2 Res. 3 Sigma (R + SR) Average

10.2
7.4
6.4
11.1
	 6.9
•'\<.;',^V?"t >'•':' '' ^C
7.0
11.4
6.4
11.3
5.9
8.8
- - - ! - - - s -• - - - ' - , ,:VU-
9.6 0.75 0.177 10.30
8.3 0.55 0.118 8.03
6.8 0.26 0.059 6.50
8.0 3.30 0.780 11.23
6.7 0.53 0.118 6.50
r^-^lV - Y; '-' ' '•'' ^'"'^r
7.2 0.42 0.095 6.87
9.9 0.76 0.177 10.57
6.6 ' 0.53 0.118 6.20
8.9 3.34 0.780 8.30
6.1 0.47 0.106 6.27
9.2 0.56 0.130 9.30
9.5 10.3 0.61 0.142 9.63
12.2 10.2 1.04 0.236 11.37
11.2 11.7 1.32 0.295 10.70
8.3
8.9
7.2 0.55 0.130 7.73
9.1 0.47 0.106 8.73
14.7 13.2 1.55 0.366 14.73
8.8
•••- sX^ v. \-.1"- .;•,•. -•-- vn

9.8
4.9
6.5
8.0
6.9 1.00 0.224 8.03
k" \ .. ""-• ^ " "" " } "" " ^^ " "
1 \ , - - , " " "" - , - ^ -v .. "
7.5 1.39 0.295 8.20
4.4 0.36 0.083 4.80
6.6 0.26 0.059 6.70
9.7 1.60 0.378 8.07
10.4 10.8 0.31 0.071 10.47
6.3
9.6
7.2 0.71 0.165 7.07
9.3 0.21 0.047 9.53
11.2 10.7 0.40 0.095 11.13
5.9
V. v>^-
6.7 1.11 0.260 5.70
v' • . , - ,- >,» \,i
11.4 12.1 1.46 0.331 12.57
1 ' , ' ', : ' "';? ";
9.0
9.9

9.5 0.50 0.118 9.50
7.9 1.44 0.331 8.30

Normalized deviation
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
^>: ;. A ^-: : > : ; ,% >, ,. ,;>% ^ -• y, ,,,; ;:
0.62 1.14
-0.16 0.36
-0.69 -0.17
0.95 1.47
	 _;O69 ___ jiOJL?^^ _
r > :^-- • '-^ : ' .' v .'• :": ~! '7~; *v*K»^; !«•
-0.57 -0.05
0.71 1.24
-0.80 -0.28
-0.07 0.45
-0.78 -0.25
0.28 0.80
0.39 0.91
0.99 1.51
0.76 1.28
-0.27 0.25
0.08 0.60
2.16 2.68
-0.16 0.36
^r" ' ^ '^ S S * ' \^^?^'" ^ s"1
* NN - s^ ^ - l - • -"•
-0.11 0.42
-1.28 -0.76
-0.62 -0.10
-0.15 0.37
0.68 1.20
-0.50 0.02
0.36 0.88
0.91 1.43
-0.97 -0.45
;' J'"J^ •* . - \ s\~ -- %i f'-.'~v
1.41 1.93
:*f c-' --\.r , ' ^tr^.'/'^Xv
0.34 0.87
-0.07 0.45
Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average
3.20
4.33
4.37
4.70
4.80
Tag Lab
GZ
KT
QP
AU
VI
• = No data submitted
0 s Insufficient data
Average Tag Lab Average Tag Lab
4.90 CO
5.47 DI
5.63 AJ
5.67 I
5.70 WH
TAG SYMBOLS
x = Determined to be an outlier
5.73 SO
5.80 QU
6.00 JQ
6.20 TQ
6.20 C
ft == Above control limit
U = Below control limit }

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Gross Beta

Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26- Jan- 1996

I
•
Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag
6.23
6.23
6.27
6.33
6.37
6.47
6.47
6.47
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.57
6.63
6.70
6.77
6.80
6.80
6.87
6.87
6.90
6.93
7.00
7.07
7.13
7.13
7.27
7.33
7.33
7.33
7.47
7.47
7.47
7.63
7.67
7.67
7.67
7.73
7.73
7.87
7.90
7.90
7.93
7.93
7.93
• = No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
v- —
Lab
SI
SG
TY
RF
OF
ST
BN
AF
TG
T
SR
JY
O
VJ
QQ
RI
BO
TL
QW
HP
CE
BG
W
CJ
PR
JP
su
J
BB
SF
cs
QZ
BL
M
KH
AR
UP
P
AE
NO
MF
CA
DT
DE
Average
8.00
8.03
8.03
8.07
8.10
8.10
8.13
8.17
8.17
8.20
8.27
8.30
8.30
8.30
8.37
8.40
8.40
8.43
8.47
8.47
8.47
8.47
8.50
8.57
8.60
8.67
8.73
8.73
8.73
8.73
8.73
8.77
8.80
8.87
8.90
8.93
8.97
9.00
9.00
9.03
9.03
9.07
9.20
9.27
TAG
Tag Lab
DO
VA
SZ
VO
OB
SM
NP
GT
EV
VH
S
X
TW
sc
BK
JN
JM
AK
QX
LF
JG
AP
DS
PQ
FF
FN
UQ
RD
NT
BA
AH
RG
FZ
GQ
HL
HI
N
QT
PB
E
DZ
BH
KE
BC
Average Tag
9.27
9.30
9.33
9.40
9.50
9.53
9.60
9.60
9.63
9.67
9.67
9.67
9.70
9.70
9.77
9.77
9.80
10.00
10.03
10.07
10.10
10.13
10.20
10.20
10.23
10.23
10.23
10.30
10.30
10.40
10.47
10.47
10.53
10.57
10.70
10.83
10.87
10.97
10.97
11.00
11.13
11.23
11.37
11.50
SYMBOLS ft = Above control
x s Determined to be an outlier Jl = Below control
Lab
ID
U
ss
BM
WQ
WE
NK
AW
UA
OX
NA
KX
RB
QC
DH
Q
SN
AL
BS
HK
SL
EB
PM
CG
R
PG
EW
SX
SD
LR
VT
JS
PV
TN
UN
LT
CK
RR
K
OS
WF
TD
UE
DB
limit
limit
	 y

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        CRD-LV Performance Evaluation:  Gross Alpha-Beta in Water, 26-Jan-1996  16/16
Gross Beta
Average
Tag
  Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Lab   Average	Tag	Lab  | Average
                   Tag
                      Lab
   11.67
   12.00
   12.57
   12.77
           L
           EO
           WO
           D
        13.10
        13.10
        13.37
        14.73
OA
NJ
CX
UW
19.17
21.03
30.27
45.37
x
x
X
X
A
OY
NB
MX
 % responding labs
                    Frequency distribution
 10-
     -6
    -4            -20+2            +4
       Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
 % responding labs
                    Frequency distribution
 10
     -6
     -4            -2            0            +2            +4
       Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average
 • = No data submitted
 0 = Insufficient data
                       TAG SYMBOLS
                x == Determined to be an outlier
                                           ft = Above control limit
                                           II = Below control limit

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