vvEPA
            United States
            Environmental Protection
            Agency
           Office of Research and
           Development
           Washington, DC 20460
EPA/600/R-97/067B
July 1997
Blind-B Performance
Evaluation Study

A Statistical Evaluation of
the April 15,  1997 Data
                                            002RSL97.COV-067B

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              Blind-B
    Performance Evaluation Study
           April 15, 1997
   Environmental Protection Agency
National Exposure Research Laboratory
   Environmental Sciences Division
         Las Vegas, Nevada

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            UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                        OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
                      NATIONAL EXPOSURE RESEARCH LABORATORY
                     ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DIVISION-LAS VEGAS
                                  P.O. BOX 93478
                            LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89193-3478
                                  (702798-2100)
Dear Participant,
   Enclosed are the results of the Environmental Sciences Division (ESD-LV)
Performance Evaluation Study for Blind-B; April 15,1997.
   The known value for each analysis was determined by gravimetric methods,
checked by chemical analyses performed by ESD-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 Stephen Pia at 702/798-2102 or Patricia Honsa at 702/798-2141.

                                          Sincerely,
                                                   //,
                                                      u
                                           tephen Pia
                                          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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   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 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. The eighth and ninth columns are the differences from the mean of all non-outliers and
from the known value, respectively.  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.  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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     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, ESD-LV, 702/798-2141.

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Gross Beta                          Statistical Summary                      179 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 102.1 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 15.3; the control limit*
are 75.6 to 128.6; the warning regions are 75.6 to 84.4 and 119.8 to 128.6
35(19.6 %) Failed to respond %
9(5.0 %) Outliers •'
3(1.7 %) Out of control •
     but not an outlier


        Statistic
               ; 122(68.2 %) Within all limits
Respondents
1O(5.6 %) 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
    108.36
    118.32
  13998.55
    109.18
      6.14
      0.05
     98.10
     -3.92
     -0.03
 Grand Avg 97.27
              8.94
             79.89
              9.19
             -4.73
             -0.54
             98.20
             -3.82
             -0.44
12(8.3 %) More than 3 norm. S.D.
10(6.9 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D
              5(59.O %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           of known value
     37(25.7 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Aprป1997

Gross Beta
Lab
A
AE
AF
AH
AJ
AK
AL
AP
AR
AU
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
BH
J?SL
BM
BN
BO
BS
gwf?
c
CA
?pc?
CE
CG
CJ
**JDM-
"cd"
CP
cs
ex
D
DB
DD
J?E.,
Ipilf
|b0J
"bs"
DT
DZ
E
•• =
0 •
Res. 1
97.9
88.6
99.5
130.0
89.1
99.8
94.7
94.2
109.7
86.7
97.3
104.0
101.5
87.9
93.6
92.4
98.0
109.1
74.3
102.0
^ 105.6
102.0
97.5
|tV|it?8sO-\<;
95.0
96.6
100.0
^|g^- ;ซ;r?
, ~-- —
96.5
91.4
89.4
101.3
101.0
102.0
_yJ02.3_
B^P^V^v
^>^f^iQ
8913
118.9
86.2
96.8
Res. 2
97.0
92.0
102.3
135.0
80.4
97.2
93.2
92.6
106.1
95.9
94.3
99.8
101.5
84.9
..~v.?&?..
92.6
97.0
105.5
70.8
100.0
107.0
99.7
96.5
':-V$s$4"e
92.1
96.6
100.0
\i'^-T^-'
87.6
93.4
102.0
92.1
100.0
102.0
100.1
_J102.4^
^Sl^T-x;
'f^u^x:
87.8
110.8
94.0
96.7
Res. 3
99.9
89.7
102.5
113.0
82.7
98.6
101.6
91.8
105.6
86.0
94.3
103.0
102.2
87.4
93.8
97.8
97.0
109.5
76.0
107.0
103.5
99.5
100.6
r^S6&Ps
91.5
100.8
110.0
r?>fj:"v "-">
92.4
94.7
94.4
96.1
103.5
98.0
96.9
102.5
PW^S^ . -';
~\';3^,;'^'* :\
93.3
109.7
91.9
96.0
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
x =
Exper.
Sigma
1.48
1.74
1.68
11.53
4.51
1.30
4.48
1.22
2.24
5.52
1.73
2.19
0.40
1.61
1.45
3.06
0.58
2.20
2.65
3.61
1.76
1.39
2.14
:r ; 10.00
1.87
2.42
5.77
v"-"~"'v" -
2.86
1.56
5.46
3.37
1.77
2.08
2.58
0.10

."- "'* -
2.84
5.02
4.04
0.44
Rnganal
(R + SR) Average
0.112
0.131
0.116
0.849
0.336
0.100
0.324
0.093
0.158
0.382
0.116
0.162
0.027
0.116
0.100
0.208
0.039
0.154
0.201
0.270
0.135
0.097
0.158
0.772
0.135
0.162
0.386

0.197
0.120
0.409
0.259
0.135
0.154
0.197
0.008
t' ' \ ~

0.212
0.355
0.301
0.031
98.27
90.10
101.43
126.00
84.07
98.53
96.50
92.87
107.13
89.53
95.30
102.27
101.73
86.73
94.53
,,- -' -27*33 .'
94.27
97.33
108.03
73.70
103.00
105.37
100.40
98.20
868.00
92.87
98.00
103.33
' '
89.10
94.87
95.93
92.53
101.60
100.33
99.67
102.40
^ f ; . ,--
- I '•
90.13
113.13
90.70
96.50
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
Normalized deviation
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
0.11
-0.81
0.47
3.25
-1.49
0.14
-0.09
-0.50
1.12
-0.88
-0.22
0.57
0.51
-1.19
-0.31
ป• -:ซ-l92-\ '•-'
-0.34
0.01
1.22
-2.67
0.65
0.92
0.35
0.11
53,29
-0.50
0.08
0.69
; . '" " ".
-0.92
-0.27
-0.15
-0.54
0.49
0.35
0.27
0.58 ^
,- */;':" ',•*;-"
' ': ';;'
-0.81
1.80
-0.74
-0.09
tf = Above
•11 s Below
-0.43
-1.36
-0.08
2.71
-2.04
-0.40
-0.63
-1.05
0.57
-1.42
-0.77
0.02
-0.04
-1.74
-0.86
-0.89
-0.54
0.67
-3.22 U
0.10
0.37
-0.19
-0.44
52.74 x
-1.05
-0.46
0.14
'"\"- , -
-1.47
-0.82
-0.70
-1.08
-0.06
-0.20
-0.28
0.03
-'','' * *'
• - - ' '*
-1.35
1.25
-1.29
-0.63
control limit
control limit

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Gross Beta
Lab
        Res. 1     Res. 2
                             Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
                   Res. 3     Sigma   (R + SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
EB
        100.4
         100.1
                              97.6
          1.54
         0.108
     99.37       0.24      -0.31
tx-i.41 P^ ^K?7^?,^^^^i->:^>-'
   103.00       6.65    "0.16
EV
EX
FE
FF
FJ
         103.6
         93.7
         93.3
         97.6
         98.1
         107.9
         104.8
          93.1
         101.1
          85.0
                             104.5
                              95.4
                              92.5
                             102.1
                              87.6
          2.27
          5.98
          0.42
          2.36
          6.94
         0.166
         0.429
         0.031
         0.174
         0.506
                                                             105.33
                                                              97.97
                                                              92.97
                                                             100.27
                                                              90.23
                0.91
                0.08
               -0.49
                0.34
               -0.80
 0.37
-0.47
-1.03
-0.21
-1.34
                                                  0.552
                                                  0.170
                                                  0.309
                                                  0.073
                                                  0.185
                                                  0.548
                              103.90
                               92.53
                               89.00
                              105.63
                               83.87
                              103.60
                                 0.75
                                -0.54
                                -0.94
                                 0.95
                                -1.52
                                 0.72
                                                                         1.59       1.05
                                                                         -0.55      .:H9L.
                                                                      Hii^,^f.;;/•'   \V.
                                                                      ^; - \ • ,YV>-.*-- -  - „>",„
                                                                         OJ41      -0.14

                                                                         -0.02      -0.57
                                                                         -0.06      -0.61
         112.0
         89.8
         93.0
         104.8
         86.6
         95.8
         102.0
          93.6
          89.0
         105.4
          83.2
         105.0
                                                   .374
                                                  0.046
                                                   111.33
                                                    92.37
                                                  0.112
                                                  0.239
                                                    278
                               96.70
                               1 -; * V-%
                              134^43
                               39,53
                               88.40
                               67.97
                              105.57
                              102.33
                              109.00
                               97.37
                               90.20
                               83.00
                               93.53
                              110.23
                               97.30
                               92.33
          84.5
          67.9
         105.4
         100.0
         108.0
          97.1
          91.0
          82.0
          93.4
         108.0
          99.4
          93.0
          99.0
          91.5
          68.3
         106.0
         102.0
         111.0
          95.5
          85.2
          85.0
          99.2
         105.6
          94.4
          92.0
         101.0
                                                  0.270
                                                  0.023
                                                  0.027
                                                  0.193
                                                  0.116
                                                  0.154
                                                  0.355
                                                  0.116
                                                  0.432
                                                  0.444
                                                  0.193
                                                  0.039
                                                  0.077
                                                                                    0.20
                                                                                   -1.08
                                                                                   -1.48
                                                                                    0.40
                                                                                   -2.06
                                                                                    0.17
MV
92.0
                    87.0
92.0
2.89
                                                              90.33
                -0.78
                                          -7.08
                                          -1.55
                                          -3.86
                                           0.39
                                           0.03
                                           0.78
                                          -0.54
                                          -1.35
                                          -2.16
                                          -0.97
                                           0.92
                                          -0.54
                                          -1.11
                                          -0.20
                                                                                   -1.33
                                                                                  X
 • s No data submitted
 0 = Insufficient data
                             TAG SYMBOLS
                           Determined to be an outlier
                                                                        ft s Above control limit
                                                                        II B Below control limit

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Gross Beta
Lab Res. 1

N
NA
NH
NJ
NK
NO
NT
O
OB
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PG
PM
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Q
QM
QP
QQ
QT
QU
QW
QX
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QZ
,™L
'4ioPZ
RG
RI
RK
jifcp":
JRR^
RZ
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103.0 ~"
114.0
112.0
91.1
95.0
87.9
104.2
94.8
97.0
74.9
^^^^Y^
""•""*• "ggj"***
105.6
|MSff?t^^^
_^JK).0_J
102.8
^M|7jlp
103.6
109.2
i^xJ^^K
^v?^f|^5t^^^^
'"""'103.5'"'"'
96.6
103.8
100.8
100.0
98.0
101.3
113.0
^•\ '"V "? '^^^p^tt ^ j
ฐi- & * ^ s cfe v^ii^
109.2
_ JL05.0
•^S. /S ?^A;
97.7
106.6
81.9
fT^r^*W^
' ^ 123.0 *
92.7
105.5
92.6
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
Res. 2

loST
114.0
106.0
92.8
94.8
92.9
103.8
105.0
98.0
79.8

*** 98.0 "
110.5

/ JW.T
104.5
^!!JM$)
101.0
102.3
>^0ฃ|g5;"
77.0
^TOS,p^
102.6
91.5
92.7
97.0
105.2
99.1
97.8
113.4
^^^•/c™***/'5 ^T^X* ""'
^V v^;"v^v'?5li*^\'^'4'"1
iioTo
94.9
^?^5;^ซ|T
92.9
105.6
_78.6_
?V,'?v''Xf ^ - •,
121.0
90.8
105.2
102.9
Res. 3
^r?fP^;
~ 103.9
110.0
104.0
93.4
97.0
94.3
103.4
102.8
98.0
78.8
SSx^Cr';-
ioo.o
107.2
fl?p^i.A-.ซ
^97.8
103.7
^iฃ*$$ฃ*<
103.5
102.6
l^SsS&^l*--
^^Tjil
	 99l9~'
94.2
95.3
99.0
102.6
100.5
97.4
112.6
y$:>fv"v -__ ^"••^'•^•'•'•^
^/^^i1^^^' "-<
107.8
.„ WS?.-?, .
^"™? 'VZg "" 1 * : ""
90.6
113.9
	 83.8
Tป, '-~;;--^ - • s
121.0
97.0
100.1
82.6
• s No data submitted
0 s
Insufficient
data
X s
Exper.
Sigma
-v,'r^, v\, "-' -
0.55
2.31
4.16
1.19
1.22
3.36
0.40
5.37
0.58
	 2.59
JlI-7 '
1.15
2.50
^\ ; ' ,-; -s
8.93
0.85
:^iOฃ3
1.47
3.90
' __ ' ' v _/ , ^
__2.55_
1.81
2.55
5.81
1.90
2.60
1.25
2.15
0.40

• , '-, ,'.~- <ป"- ",
1.11
5.47
' "^ "" ^
3.62
4.53
2.63
••'"h s"" '"'"'"',
1.15
3.18
3.03
10.15

Rng anal Normalized deviation
(R + SR) Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
' '
0.039
0.154
0.309
0.089
0.085
0.247
0.031
0.394
0.039
0.189

0.077
0.189

0.687
0.066
*K726
0.100
0.266

0.193
0.139
0.197
0.429
0.147
0.201
0.097
0.151
0.031


0.085
0.390

0.274
0.320
0.201

0.077
0.239
0.208
0.784
: ; ,-, \\ x'..'
103.27
112.67
107.33
92.43
95.60
91.70
103.80
100.87
97.67
77.83
""""' 'V ""^""X'".';
98.67
107.77
. '-%vs\' - .""
89!30
103.67
13(J.10
102.70
104.70
-". , ' . ~
76.40
102.00
94.10
97.27
98.93
102.60
99.20
98.83
113.00


109.00
98.73

93.73
108.70
81.43

121.67
93.50
103.60
92.70
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
;-—•?' ^ >'
0.68
1.74
1.14
-0.55
-0.19
-0.63
0.74
0.41
0.05
-2.20
--,-;'- '' "V '*'
0.16
1.19
v , ^.\ •"=•;•-'; 'v ff ? ., ^ ^ *
-0.90
0.72
"' 3.72 ' " '
0.62
0.84
-- ^ ^ ••> % \
-2.36
0.54 ""
-0.36
0.00
0.19
0.60
0.22
0.18
1.78


1.33
0.17

-0.40
1.29
-1,79
\ ':>'\";-\
2.76
\ f-_
-0.43
0.72
-0.52
tf s Above
•11 s Below
$'V-.,< * -'
0.13
1.20
0.59
-1.09
-0.74
-1.18
0.19
-0.14
-0.50
-2.75
~r"""': ' * -
-6.39
0.64
" ^ '•. ^ s , N
-1.45
oi-1,"- ' s ••
0.18
3,17 x
0.07
0.29
-" -" -• ' - •, '
-2.91
' ">• :-"' ^ - * -, "•
-0.01
-0.91
-0.55
-0.36
0.06
-0.33
-0.37
1.23
> "'• ' ff
""--- - " "i*
0.78
-0.38
"' " '\ ' ' "^ •'
-0.95
0.75
-2.34
-','-ซ •*---.
2.22
-0.97
0.17
-1.06
control limit
control limit

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ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
Gross Beta
Lab
SD
SF
%SJ5K
&w!Hy&
SI
SL
SM
SN
SO
ljp[l
*~sfiT
SX
sz
T
TO
I^P&I
!^y|l
TN*
.38*
lilt
TY
U
UA
i^^PS***?^
:||Ullt^
"UP"
y<*
'^•.^t^JL^
\ซ$A$.


•'V^x", s
VH
VI
VJ
XVjjp8
S " slw
vo_
~y^Li
w
WE
WH
WO
WR
WW
^X
,^$i
?\JQtป^

-VXF^
Res. 1
92.2
85.3
i^SSSP
78.7
97.0
92.8
101.8
81.8
IH^^^
w_ ^*™
121.0
89.3
96.5
JLOO.3^

i^S^AtJixiif.5
73.4
.104.0^

104.0
104.4
97.0
J^T^^Tt^l^^W^

88.5
101.0
^^IV^^ST J^f^S^S
\^^\k^*%^ " "^ ^V ^-''N ?
IglPI^IlP^

V^-i^^U^V™ ™
89.7
85.2
_jioo:o^
"^^J^?^v 157
•Xฃ*XjUw ^ " X \ V.V.V.V
^_J36.2_
?;^Vx^t\*4ir
102.0
115.1
99.4
91.7
90.4
96.5
^ ,106.5 ^
^ V^L"&& ^<*\*v^
^^^t^งtง^
^tt? ^* " * ^lil^ *^ *^
^^iK^S*sX^.'^^^JX'w%
95.6
Res. 2
100.9
92.3

-""••ggj-"^
100.0
93.4
100.6
79.5
Sp^P^fi
gg_g"v"^
91.9
92.3
97.2
93.6

^ISW!;$|;,;t-;v'-\ -'•
76.9
111.0
(itJ^SK^Sฎ.^
^WW^sss-^
106.0
105.4
9P'ฐ -w

^^B^'^--"*^-'*^ V*
90.0
98.0
^j S^^TX- '^*!ฅi' >'J*xซw,%v<*j: ซ^ -
%^%%^? ^' " X'ซK ^X 5-!; •<%• v
??^ ^ *V^\ t^ ^ s\ *^ V ""

, < sst-'V^X ^ **o "- V W
88.0
84.2
111.0
^"^^v'-'AT!- % ' A
*. ซw\^.\^ซss t *.' %Cซ^s ^
^SJJD
i^Svii^-'ix'.r^'
100.0
104.6
102.0
82.6
93.0
93.5
103.0

^l^^S^ ^ %^W V
j^ws^^v^y^x^ % "* \
93.4
Res. 3
104.5
^99.3^
SM5-:4\^
92.1
98.0
89.7
100.8
77.3;
^aalTp"
93.6
103.0
94.6
103.5
_^81.4_
^S^
^XT"' ,* ~
73.4
112.0
7/43 }
Exper. Rng anal Normalized deviation
Sigma (R + SR) Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
6.32
J.po%
^^^iJio-^^K
7.11
1.53
1.99
0.64
2.25
^-"-0:6715;;!- !
4.32
14.69
2.66
3.86
^ j).58 	
*:^'\^4>
\-,sfxVsซ\ %ซ -•----:
2.CI2
4.36
0.475
0.540
6i374
0.517
0.116
0.143
0.046
0.174
0.050
0.301
1.235
0.205
0.270
0.730
^x\-vp-
s'
0.135
0.309
99.20
^>x_J2;30^v_
^ f ^p^gg^^x
86.77
98.33
91.97
101.07
79.53
Tr:~;^งfs,^
90.77
105.30
92.07
99.07
91.77
- : -vj*t\'^ !^5;Jr~ -
s v s VV\\- ^x;"-Vt
74.57
109.00
0.22
_-g.56w_m
•"-T^TslT-^V
-1.19
0.12
-0.60
0.43
-2.01
s *V'f i AV) ^ v ^
-0^74
0.91
-0.59
0.20
-0.62 	
^i^Sk
O 1 V ^ ' * ^ ""
-2.57
1.33
^^&^;tr;:rr'--; -'-.^•*-; :v'r;V*:"' ^^Sv<-l;^^: -:
104.0
104.1
Jgo^.^

S-fc^^^"
~"~"90.6
100.0
*i<\ป\^% •^<^^.^ ซ^t
N^V^^V* ^>v\l'' 0 ^
^V"^'^ s"-\^

\X>* tsv^\ \^
81.4
87.4
104.0
\', V,C VN> ซ
Sj V ^\^V^ ^^ > * V
^ J5.9_
^-Vri'V''!
95.4
107.3
101.0
87.0
94.4
101.2
100.6
US
''i^^Vฐ" \
\Oss ^ -'"'•, *w %o% "^ ^^.x c ^\T
JAV^%^ x-\\^; s sซ.^ *
L08
1.53
•, * > M ^ i - v \ v^ - ^ N
" t ' '
^"Vv IV"""^, /\"%-%

-"Uv\^ \ "" *%"
4.38
1.64
5.57 m_
• ' , \

?:92
~,:ป\", '
3.38
5.45
1.31
. 4.55
2.03
3.88
2.97
%, v -1 ' -\
^ ^f ;; * "?\ ' % *
^\\ --^ f ^^ ^ % s s
2.51
0.077
0.050
0.116
v^v/.0 ^v^
" - ^ " -f X
aosi
0.116





0.320
0.124
0.425


0.201

0.255
0.405
0.100
0.351
0.154
0.297
0.228
\ •• ••


0.193
104.67
104.63
98.67
•*xx ^ -' *••• s x ;-\"; \sx ; x1^-" ^ ^
0 , " \ ซ\" - V".f
89.70
99.67
s v ^ N V*x

,,'";ซ \ /*,0 ,,


86.37
85.60
105.00
, "" ^ ^ ^ *• s

84.37
A /„ 	 j{ *.r'>**ป
99.13
109.00
100.80
87.10
92.60
97.07
103.37
\" \s -! / * 'X-;-'
' '' ^ **\-'' " ',"•;".'
* % ^ v V, ^ v^ V
95.80
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined to
be an
outlier
0.84
0.83
0.16
A%VA -. Vv. W% ^S^^SJWWS SW
^ ^^ ,-.,uN v "
-0.86
0.27
* * ^^^^^^•/^ vv%

-' ' \ ,!'V~ '

0 - - ,
-1.23
-1.32
_0.68
-NV\,^ s\\ s •.!*C^ ™ "

^-L46K^ /^
s "" X "" •-'" "" ^s ^,s<-
0.21
1.33
0.40
-1.15
-0.53
-0.02
0.69
^vii-.
•• %>^ - N ' , ^v
^ " " ^ ^ ** ฐ^ " " ^ ^
-0.17
ft s Above
•li = Below
-0.33
^-IJll
^lil^Vvx;;?
-1.74
-0.43
-1.15
-0.12
-2.55
.JJBST^x':
-1.28
0.36
-1.14
-0.34
_-1.17^ 	
Vii-lU'li*^
" s "v ^ * "X^ •,
-3.12 i
0.78
v \ N a ซo f \ v
0.29
0.29
-0.39
Xs X\s \^. ,- " K ^ v s-^
- ; " -\^\ - " ;" "* -
-1.40
-0.28
s •• , x^ •,S%*^O ^ <•
- v " \ ^ ^"^ ^



-1.78
-1.87
0.33
'^" ^,V " "V %v
11
-2.01 	 ^
•• ^ ,X % ^i-V
-0.34
0.78
-0.15
-1.70
-1.08
-0.57
0.14
; • *,-.",-••
*' ^ ^ i \ ,~* ^
* $ * , ** ^ ^
^ %s ^ ^ ' * *
-0.71
control limit
control limit

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8/43 ESD-LV Performance
Gross Beta

Average Tag
27.33 x
32.97 x
39.53 , x
50.33 x
63.57 x
67.97 U
73.70 Jl
74.57 U
76.40
77.83
79.53
81.43
83.00
83.87
84.07
84.37
85.60
86.37
86.73
86.77
87.10
88.40
89.00
89.10
89.30
89.53
89.70
90.10
90.13
90.20
90.23
90.33
90.70
90.77
91.70
91.77
91.97
92.07
92.30
92.33
92.37
92.43
92.53
92.53
• s No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data

Data sorted
Lab
BG
SR
JS
FL
SG
K
BN
TN
PR
OF
SO
RK
LF
HL
AJ
VO
VI
VH
BB
81
WO
JY
HI
CO
P
AU
UP
AE
DS
LE
FJ
MV
DZ
88
NO
TD
SM
SZ
SF
M
m
NJ
GZ
ex
Average
92.60
92.70
92.87
92.87
92.97
93.50
93.53
93.73
94.10
94.27
94.53
94.87
95.30
95.60
95.80
95.93
96.50
96.50
96.70
97.07
97.10
97.27
97.30
97.33
97.37
97.67
97.97
98.00
98.20
98.27
98.33
98.53
98.67
98.67
98.73
98.83
98.93
99.07
99.13
99.20
99.20
99.37
99.67
99.67
Evaluation: Blind-B, 15- Apr- 1997

by Laboratory Average
Tag Lab
WR
SC
CE
AP
FE
RZ
LL
RG
QM
BH
BC
CP
AW
NK
XF
CS
E
AL
JN
WW
JM
QP
LT
BK
L
OB
EX
CG
CA
A
SL
AK
UA
OS
RD
QW
QQ
T
W
SD
QU
EB
UQ
DD
Average
100.27
100.30
100.33
100.40
100.80
100.87
100.90
101.07
101.43
101.60
101.73
102.00
102.27
102.33
102.40
102.60
102.70
103.00
103.00
103.27
103.33
103.37
103.60
103.60
103.67
103.80
103.90
104.63
104.67
104.70
105.00
105.30
105.33
105.37
105.57
105.63
107.13
107.33
107.77
108.03
108.70
109.00
109.00
109.00
TAG SYMBOLS ft s
x s Determined to be an outlier & s



Tag Lab
FF
MF
DB
C
WH
O
JE
SN
AF
D
BA
Q
AZ
KT
DE
QT
PG
EO
BO
N
CJ
X
s
HP
PB
NT
GQ
U
TY
PM
VJ
sx
EV
BS
KE
HK
AR
NH
OX
BM
RI
WE
TQ
QZ
Above control limit
Below control limit

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                 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
                                                                                  9/43
Gross Beta
Average
                          Data sorted by Laboratory Average
             Tag	Lab I Average	Tag	Lab | Average	Tag
                                                      Lab
  109.00
  110.23
  111.33
  112.67
                        KX
                        LR
                        I
                        NA
  113.00
  113.13
  121.67
  126.00
QX
DT
RR
AH
 130.10
 134.43
 568.00
1427.33
x
x
X
X
PD
JQ
CC
FN
 % responding labs
                                 Frequency distribution
     -6
                  -4            -2            0            +2+4
                     Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
                                                     +6
 % responding labs
                                 Frequency distribution
 10
                                  ....llh
                  •4-20            +2           +4
                    Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average
                                                                                   +6
0
    No data submitted
    Insufficient data
      TAG SYMBOLS
x s Determined to be an outlier
             ft = Above control limit
             II s Below control limit

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                  ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B,  15-Apr-1997
                                  10/43
8trontimn-89                        Statistical Summary                       179 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 24.0 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 5.0; the control limits
are 15.3 to 32.7; the warning regions are 15.3 to 18.2 and 29.8 to 32.7

106(59.2 %) Failed to respond ,    ^^^^^^^^         ^\      .* 62(34.6 %) Within all limits
5(2.8 %) Outliers
1 (O.6 %) Out of control —••
     but not an outlier


         Statistic
Respondents
% 5(2.8 %) In warning zone
         but within control


            Non-outliers
Mean
Std. Dev.
Variance
% Coef. of Var.
% 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
     24.54
      5.32
     28.35
     21.70
      2.25
      0.10
     24.00
      0.00
      0.00
 Grand Avg 24.18
               3.02
               9.11
              12.49
               0.74
               0.06
              24.00
               0.00
               0.00
6(8.2 %) More than 3 norm. S.D. .^
5(6.8 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D.'
             49(67.1 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           of known value
     13(17.8 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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11/43
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
Strontium-89
Lab
A
AE
AF
AH
'ji&?
AK
ALv
f?M;|ซ
tyUijR/*
AU
AW
AZ
BA
^ariMMt""
vjmjH^ •.
^$ฃ^&ฃ<
BC
Jffl^
iSil^
BL
JBBฃ
•lisp
BO
PHI
IsNf'
"Vf '
JCA_
'$$$;
X;-i>if]j|~
\\^j|U *
CG
CJ
::fefc
~CP"
cs
ex
.J?.. -
jj> Wtltfr
: % g^ff*-
DD
.JDE^
tpf^
DO
jfDjS!'
DT
DZ
E
Res. 1
24.0
26.0
26.0
28.0
^jiipflpf
24.0™
	 24.0^
I'^^t^^
-•> J3vs^'r,JV' !
35.Q
23.0
26.0
29.0
*"? C ••" ^TK^'^'Ax?"?^
' % ^ ^ ' ' ^-^ v *ฃ
sXX ) A * - \ •.-•.
22.0
30.0

25.6
^ JL9.C) _
?^^1$>^V>
^^29.0^
f-s-f-?^^^.
rj$&;
26.0
22.0
';**^3UO^
*^? A* ••••^••i'--;:^ * .>4^ =^^
'•, ***• X % ""^
22X)
	 22.0_ %
fc^i&ISi
18.6
21.0
21.0
M^.J85.0_
"27.0""
23.0

25.0^ J
^ฎ;S.4^ง^
25.6
25.0
24.0
Res. 2
23.0
25.0
26.0
27.0
^^S8^9!>
"""23.0
28.0^
f^^^pl
>' C^'Xs'C'
33^6
24.0
25.0
31.0
A-AVMUI.^ y.^'j^x?^
"~^-'\ *, *N%V / %s ^
/ s "X v1 Nv^X'X^'-
21.0
31.6
c^W|^
i. ^,o-t>^
24.0
_j23.0v
-':*-- ซ-;f *^,
_27.0^
"f/f-A^งK
^-:::^>:iซ
26.0
22.0
tf-S'^t^O
^ป! '-^i;-*'*;"): s
^'/^ ' ^ * ^ ^ ^
26.0
23.0
^Ss,S3
27.0
19.0
22.0
20.0
29.0
23.0

_ ^29.0
$\:V^l-:';^
25!6
27.0
24.0
Res. 3
22.0
24.0
27.0
26.0
f2f^f$g$
24.0
_ 26.0
^'44*-'^^
'' ^'V'<:--'-4''
31.0
25.0
23.0
29.0
5<0-^ % X ^--^ * ^ v\ --'
' „ '* "• A •> j ••
* S "" ^tf ' •. ''
^_..21.0
^__30.0
$k^/y^*:ฐ<^'
27.0
^^ 	 24.0
^X^Xsf^
." v^JJLft
^t^???f';:-T
'" '.:S1^^K:
25.0
20.0
7,-x^ii.o
<'f v>^,- V*>> '' " '
,^1' ^ /^ J "
23.0
24.0
)i^^fe^;
23!o
23.0
23.0
21.0
24.0
23.6
~j~ซssxs^ >™2-?^;''
W:rv:Kr;
26;0
ซV J, •:", - C
25.0
26.0
23.0
• s= No data submitted
0 m
Insufficient
data
x
Exper. Rng anal
Sigma (R + SR) Average
1.00
1.00
0.58
1.00
"^''v $ 0.88 ''v
0.58
2.00
^''-'-'.,N,

2.00
1.00
1.53
1.15
NX J?' * ""
"" s "" ,
%s h
0.58
0.58
;^j:f ^:\ -' >• > ,
1.53
_2.65
^f-O' • '''-,-
J_m^_1.15
0'^' ,:v'^; • ' '•'
r': :"''-''• ' ''
0.58
1.15
,';Vvl.l5>
" ' ''-

2.08
1.00

4.51
2.00
1.00
2.65
2.52
0.00
\*' ' "• •• *•
2.08
^ _,
0.00
1.00
0.58
0.236
0.236
0.118
0.236
0^118
0.118
0.473


0.473
0.236
0.354
0.236



0.118
0.118
:,;ฐ ^Oi
0.354
0.591

0.236
• ป

0.118
0.236
0.236
;

0.473
0.236
- ;
1.120
0.473
0.236
0.591
0.591
0.000

0.473

0.000
0.236
0.118
23.00
25.00
26.33
27.00
^7\~r48*67:'
23.67
26.00
: "I, " /"-,;- -'''
--.
33.00
24.00
24.67
29.67
"%s' , ^%"S
* -v J ^
"• '"" '< s
21.33
30.33
,''•*"''' ^
25.33
22.00
, ",' ฐ > !
27.67


25.6.7
21.33
10.33


23.67
23.00

22.67
21.00
22.00
22.00
26.67
23.00
,-> , '"%:< '''''•",' '
26.67
: ,- ,
25.00
26.00
23.67
TAG SYMBOLS
= Determined to
be an
outlier
1
Normalized deviation
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-0.41
0.29
0.75
0.98
-^'CilTs^
-0.18
0.63
,,? ^ '^^ ••- ,",0 ( ^\
- * ' - %'' * ซ • \ S
3.06
-0.06
0.17
1.90
•ซ <5 V-T ^-> s% \"^-- t
' - "S "* s' f ' "" ^
11 ' •: "^ ^
-0.98
2^13
7 -"•''-'
0.40
-0.75

1.21
11 ^ " ,

0.52
-0.98
•4>BO
y. v. % •. •. ,-.-- ' -. v.
-•••
-0.18
-0.41
-.•••. '-.-> ^
-0.52
-1.10
-0.75
-0.75
0.86
-0.41
"<"^':~: -r-r;
0.86
' " , V ' '
0.29
0.63
-0.18
It s Above
Jl s Below
-0.35
0.35
0.81
1.04
•^8164'^'' '' 'x *;
-0.12
0.69
-\S, ' ' ; ;- ' T',
'.., v ' • '
3.12 It
0.00
0.23
1.96
^ "^T" S -" -L "' ^ X
" 0 •>
% J, * •, '
-0.92
2.19
(-:-, .;/-•--* '•
0.46
-0.69
"' "' s ", ; x*' -
1.27
'•_
*
0.58
-0.92
•4.73 x
'• •••••• _. , '• '•'• '•
^
-0.12
-0.35
>;,,-;/, „•.,
-0.46
-1.04
-0.69
-0.69
0.92
-0.35
ป^'.: -y^-.x
0.92
J"- '-"' ' - ,• •,\;,_
0.35 '
0.69
-0.12
control limit
control limit

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                                        Exper.   Rng anal        •     Normalized deviation
 Lab     Res. 1     Res. 2     Res. 3     Sigma   (R  +  SR)   Average  (grand-avg) (known) Tag
 EB      26.0
 EL      26.0
 MWv* s WvaWSRNMV^V^^^^WWRi'^WW'S!
          ^
          s^ft-1x
 ST1— Y5ป^ ••>' ^s*,-, ^.ftS""*.^* *ป,.•ป/V* v' \*\ •:V3*'NJiซ\iK'.'.
 1TO      26.0,      25.0
aM
wss
MSS
 JE       22.0
                               v,,V~\;;,'  :•• -•- \. ,-       •-   ,-   :- '-:^,,^:r;-> V,  -.  ~  *-x:. -  - V,> •-,  -    s*\,,v
                               ^4:v;r:v";;v - ,;ฐ^%-fr^ s •   ;'*^v,^r-t;^v^*';;' -"r-: :,--^ป ;.-
                               ^^ v^%.^4^^;^:^^^^^^^:^^^-1^^^.- • ws ';-y"ฐ-

          23.0       19.0       21.0      2.00      0.473       ?L<ป_    -1.10       -1.04
                                                                          WSSr:;;":--;:
                                                               :^X^^:^^-'\V^:": '^  "-->i-
          19.0       19.0       20.0      0.58      0.118       19.33      -1.68       -1.62

                                                                                         v?
                      fer^^x^>:<^t v S->'-- i1-  : -, - -:^,rx\^--, /  ,0,\ - ;,s   -; r "T;::^ ปt, -.  x   ;,-- ^ -
                               ""*      1.53      0-354       25.67       0.52       0.58
 2Y.w  3j6V_^^24.0_^^   1.53      0-354, "     25.67   "  0.52    ^   0.58


^^^^^feii^T^D^^^^r'^,;^:^ \ -  - :l- ,:^v;!f\^ v ^;'t^xฐ-'3-f^rI>V*-x/
_22.0      J6^     J25.0       4.58      1-120       21.00     -1.10      -1.04
                               27.0
                  J^rr:-^^: ~-\-!^>x =:>   -•-
                        %t^;^-tNr>,,-  --, ,  -  „-
                        ^^i^Ui:^;%^?;^r-  "\
                            ,;.^v..^uv^:tiv'-:  '"'
                        V * X?1*11  ^^,\v.v,^\--•\rS.AX.'- \1 \ „..'•'•'''" '"N
                        .? ^ %.>'&•• * ^*N
                                                   0.354
                                                   0.354
                                                   0.118
                                                       %      •• v    \*i^.
                                                     24.67      0.17
                                                     19.00      -1.79
                                                     26.33      0.75
                                                            • •.  \-.ป o'^sKV.X'1
                                                                                            •
                                                                                            •
 0.23
-1.73
 0.81
                                                   oils
^virซr^^ ^^-x- ^w^r*****- ^"^r^Wv ^^-^^^^^"\^\,
/%JRwV. ^^^ >s %CN V^"1 \ ^^s ^"**%x^3 ^^x^ * ^ "^ r ^ \ v^""" ^ -. ^"" -. ^ % ^ -11 ^ v  •• -  *
^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f^i V-v-K -jo0-
                                ฐ:0:-.;: ฐ™
X>JUBl^ ซ^ ,""';?';„" Svx,l'^tvป ^ - ,~™, w^***1*^^', -
 LF	_ ^O^^  ^.25-?,^,.  26.0^	  1.00      0.236
                                                    'ldJEป y'";  -*M;r', '-4'73*

                                                     26.00
                                                                                            •
                                                                                            •
                                                                                 -'-:•
                                                                                 5 ซ*
                     25.0      26.0       1.00      0.236       26.00      0.63       0.69
                &llซ^:4^^x;$f^4C-' "-Kv- \v '•  *••'';," xrl1vT~, V ---   •   ,"-V   - \V--;-"-N.;/-'^\\    -~,:<

                     17.0      17.0       1.15      OJ236       17.67-2.26      -2.19
                     20.0      21.0       0.58      0.118       20.33
                     ?s-?'-fK;>^~%"'-\ "-">'..  '   ' ',  \~ ',V ' ~" ""\", r ' -  ฐ o " ' -  -."'
  • ^ No data submitted
  0 & Insufficient data
                                        TAG SYMBOLS
                                     Determined to be an outlier
                                                               ft s Above control limit
                                                                 = Below control limit

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                                    Exper.   Rng anal            Normalized deviation
Lab    Res. 1    Res. 2     Res. 3    Sigma   (R +  SR)   Average  (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
^f^.vปA -_- ;^---w ,,^ „/;, j-t <,-\y; ;•,; ,;% =^ ?/:   ,  -^
^:;^>^$งi-;V5^^S^             -   "v
 Q "'"*    25^0      25.6      25.0      0.00     0.000
 QM      22.0      25.0      24.0      1.53     0.354
                                               0.236
                                               0.236
                                               0.236
                             ^WF.v:*v ^.i \^••'•^'••\ '•>•••-
 QU      23.0       24.0      25^0      1.00
 QW      26.0       27.0      25.0      1.00
-i^^^/^^^^y^^^^^^^^^'^' - "
-^^ ^m^^ฑ^^^^^^^^f^^' 3** -:- - *
rfj*ซa*od> -5:;., - ^^^^^^-f^^^K^A^^if- .^,^^- •• .   • ,
                             17.0      1.00
                                  ff,;.,~'^-
RR
          26.0
                    26.0
25.0
0.58     0.118
                                                          24.67
                                                                     0.17
                                                           24.00      -0.06
                                        0.23
                                                                              0.00
                                                          30.00       2.02      2.08
                                                         y-:v;_';s.:  ^t'R;.;.>•,"'•;
                                                          'ป',X: >'. ,
                                                                     0.05
                                                                               0.12
                                                                                      *
                                                                                      *
                                                          25.00       0.29      0.35
                                                          23.67      -0.18      -0.12
                                                           24.00
                                                           26.00
                                                           18.00
                              -0.06
                               0.63
                              -2.14
                                                  0.00
                                                  0.69
                                                 -2.08
                                                                                    '  •
                                                                           <
                                                                      ' * *   -- .  *        *
                                                                    •' ''*-'  '-'"'"" ' -',  :'"'* '  •'",*•
                                                                    ->V/  \vป^y/>^> •''*•';
25.67
0.52
0.58
s
8C
24.0
20.0
24.0
19.0
24.0
18.0
0.00
1.00
0.000
0.236
24.00
19.00
-0.06
-1.79
0.00
-1.73
 • E No data submitted
 0 ^ Insufficient data
                                     TAG SYMBOLS
                               x = Determined to be an outlier
                             ft s Above control limit
                             II s Below control limit

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                                      Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
Lab     Res. 1     Res. 2     Res. 3     Sigma   (R + SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
SD
SF
23.0
22.0
23.0
18.0
18.0
25.0
2.89
3.51
0.591
0.827
21.33
21.67
-0.98
-0.87
-0.92
-0.81
                                        6.03      1.795       26.33     SJO_.7J5_^^__0.81__^_
                                      .^f';?1}' - ;''V :•'„?>VI f-^\v\\-^v:^™-"\^>'1,!~ ;V ^^-^ '--V,!;V>;-' -,-;-'' ป!.;
                                        2.00      0.473       30.00       2.02      2.08
 • s No data submitted
 0 = Insufficient data
   TAG SYMBOLS
Determined to be an outlier
tt = Above control limit
•II s Below control limit

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Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag
10.33 x
10.33 x
17.67
18.00
19.00
19.00
19.33
20.33
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.67
21.67
21.67
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.67
23.00

% responding labs
in. ___________

o •

-6 -4
Lab
L
CC
LT
QZ
8C
JY
HK
M
SS
JE
GQ
CS
8D
CA
BC
TQ
sz
8F
VH
D
CX
BM
CP
DE

Average Tag
23.00
23.00
23.33
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.33
24.33
24.67
24.67
24.67
24.67
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.33
25.33

Frequency distribution
--_---_-____ __ _ •_ _ _
1 ..(.III
.... .Illllllllll.

-2 6
Lab
CJ
A
T
W
VI
QM
E
CG
AK
8
QU
NJ
AW
PB
EL
N
JS
EB
AZ
Q
DT
AE
UP
BL

Average Tag
25.67
25.67
25.67
25.67
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.33
26.33
26.33
26.67
26.67
27.00
27.67
27.67
29.33
29.67
30.00
30.00
30.33
33.00 ft
36.00 x
42.00 x
48.67 x



.1.

+2 +4
Lab
RR
I
FE
C
QW
LF
DZ
AL
SI
K
AF
DO
DD
AH
VO
BO
X
BA
SM
NT
BH
AU
HP
TD
AJ



i

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

o- •
-6 -4
Frequency distribution

I 1.1 |_
• •ซlll_llllillTi
-'20




J2 T J



i
+6
Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average
• = No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
TAG SYMBOLS ft = Above control
x = Determined to be an outlier •ll = Below control
limit
limit

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Strontium-90                        Statistical Summary                      179 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 13.0 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 5.0; the control limits
are 4.3 to 21.7; the warning regions are 4.3 to 7.2 and'18.8 to 21.7
1O1 (56.4 %) Failed to respond •
                , 77(43.O %) Within all limits
         Statistic
Respondents
•— 1(O.6 %) In warning zone
           but within control


             Non-outliers
Mean
Std. Dev.
Variance
% Coef. of Var.
% 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
     12.52
      1.78
      3.18
     14.25
     -3.71
     -0.27
     12.33
     -5.13
     -0.37
   Grand Avg 12.52
                 1.78
                 3.18
               14.25
                -3.71
                -0.27
               12.33
                -5.13
                -0.37
1(1.3 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D. •
                                                               . 7O(89.7 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                                                                              of known value
       7(9.O %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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Lab
A
AE
AF
AH
AJ
AK
AL
;v~qw , .vs.
YjWP-41
'%ฃJj$
AU
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
BG
BH
•^urJLiftli'^
v*'ซKK "
•,'v,/ vv.
BL
BM
BO
- '-us,-
^ " XA..XJ&
?>f3BWx-
C ""
CA
CC
CE
CG
CJ
•>I3M
CO
CP
cs
ex
..5L.
^IJSB?
DD
DE
"••"j.. v '^
i"-***'"-.
DO
M'"l
,, s$%
DT
DZ
E
• s
0 ฃ

Res. 1
12.0
12.0
11.0
14.0
10.0
13.0
12.0
^^A^ ~ * ^v^x^s^
^ปง"-vV^y '"^V" Jf.'< iS^
f^^^l^
^""^ฃ0^
14.0
13.0
11.0
10.0
13.0
20.0
11.0
JJ^^' •"•>* ^ •-'^^••'^^
'••/ ^*w'\*ซy:'< \*"&^
^/~ i> v s^ฐ*A>!v.'!T?vwA rr, A >
13.0
v!7.0_
. __ip.o ^
^^^Ht^J-'^1'*'^. ^~*
i|^4ป"-^fiP^&^ ^ 'V^>j'
;i^-4^?:-^ "*"
fs.6 "
12.0
18.0
13.0
13.0
12.0

	 14;0 "~
15.0
14.0
14.0
	 J.4.0 _
^v^y^^'n
12.0
14.0
'^^^^^•'^'•'•'^''•''^ J*"*
-'f:S^S?*'St%,S
10.0
''*, ^'v^C^. v^^+^Oi^O'
^l^^^i^y^^
13.6
15.0
13.0

Res. 2
12.0
12.0
12.0
14.0
11.0
14.0
^J13.0

^<^^|i'^!^'? , - ; *
"^V-^^'fMf
12.0
14.0
13.0
10.0
11.0
13.0
19.0
12.0
s'<^!^^Tss>v'Wft'.T "^ "^
K^^^i^j''"v r^ ^\* *
""^ni'v "v %\-'1>X ^iUs SsJT*'-'''
13.0
___14.0_^
11.0
'•^'-.,-i w-ฐ^-:—
^v\^s ^tj*^ 1C&A''^^;
'••r-i5'!"-';^,T$^k-
13.0
13.0
18.0
13.0
13.0
12.0
^1/^S^^St
""' 16.0*" "
15.0
15.0
13.0
^...H^L-
;sr^;t^!5!{;y -;
11.0
14.0
frw*C''S^"t*'*Xs J"^^ J*" h''^V
**75l?lJ\rS5^
11.0
*-"-^ -ftx^.^^1" ^SSsf^jC^t
^,5^.^ s^^fef^s -
12.0
17.0
13.0

Res. 3
13.0
12.0
12.0
14.0
10.0
14.0
13.0
'wftj^.'-r^'i^^ * ;
'*;'l* "/!', f '-
,V^,x *-\™v^ .
10^0
14.0
14.0
11.0
10.0
13.0
19.0
12.0
-^r /*^*^,-,v^j1<-' ^ 7
\' ^ '\, ,-\ _, C ; ^
%i "'AS X / V^
11.0
_13.0^
12.0
5l^v";:

It" J*'^ '!''
12.6
13.0
18.0
13.0
15.0
__14.0
'!*'*'' - ^ *,v :*•
16.0
15.0
15.0
14.0
12.0
, ','~-'^ \
12.0
14.0
^V- '<• •:• v ^ ^ •* •• ~^
^v5^r 'yฐ::
ii.o
^ •.?•.* T- ^'*^V
;\,"{v '-^^f v -""
13.0
18.0
13.0
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
X s
Exper.
Sigma
0.58
0.00
0.58
0.00
0.58
0.58
0.58
A~~. "-.-.^.^ <-^^ 5 ^ "•
? •' -,- s- •* ^ y
wU >•
i.i5
0.00
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.00
0.58
0.58
^> ' w SAV^ " '
'' ^'t ' ^ X
/ 'XA'-^X' \ * ' *s s f
1.15
_ 2.08
1.00


"'' '-"{,-,', "' X
0.58
0.58
0.00
0.00
1.15
__J.15
" -;'''"'•'••'
1.00
0.00
0.58
0.58
1.00
'vV*'-'
0.58
0.00

'•- ' % •• '•• ^ -- %
0.58
*• A ' ' v h '
'' "•"••,% i s
0.58
1.53
0.00
Rnganal
(R + SR)
0.118
0.000
0.118
0.000
0.118
0.118
0.118
' s , NV^ •*'; ^"^ ^
• " " "-\^
'•' >'- ,* ^
0.236
0.000
0.118
0.118
0.118
0.000
0.118
0.118
f ' '


0.236
0.473
0.236

s ' "' "'
", ,' -: ':
0.118
0.118
0.000
0.000
0.236
0.236

0.236
0.000
0.118
0.118
0.236

0.118
0.000


0.118

__
0.118
0.354
0.000
Normalized deviation
Average
12.33
12.00
11.67
14.00
10.33
13.67
12.67
; /y<.5><,%'-ฃ %*s " v

" t ~~ '" \v
11^33
14.00
13.33
10.67
10.33
13.00
19.33
11.67


*, •. '•> -.4'-, /
12.33
14.67
11.00


^ ^ v s " "• •.
12.67
12.67
18.00
13.00
13.67
12.67

15.00
15.00
14.67
13.67
13.00

11.67
14.00


10.67


12.67
16.67
13.00
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an outlier
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-0.06
-0.18
-0.29
0.51
-0.76
0.40
0.05
,,,,-. , * ,, O.ฃ*$X;ฃt *~v A<^ ^
'V- ', \ ,SH "„ •', X
. ^ I-" >--\v-' "
-0^41
0.51
0.28
-0.64
-0.76
0.17
2.36
-0.29
-. - t -'

11 "** ^ s j '•,••
-0.06
0.74
-0.53

^ s v* ^ ^ ., s, '
" " ^"""\ ',
0.05
0.05
1.90
0.17
0.40
0.05

0.86
0.86
0.74
0.40
0.17

-0.29
0.51
, ซ. f -. -. f ^ f •."
-/•' •' '•,'
-0.64
' < x , •• j - ._
\ ' :..
0.05
1.44
0.17
ft = Above
•11 s Below
-0.23
-0.35
-0.46
0.35
-0.92
0.23
-0.12
","? — W-" ••'
-., " ; " /,,: • ',
"' , '•'". : **"i
-0.58
0.35
0.12
-0.81
-0.92
0.00
2.19
-0.46

. •• *
\ o
-0.23
0.58
-0.69
•

•. * * ,""
-0.12
-0.12
1.73
0.00
0.23
-0.12
- ^ •
0.69
0.69
0.58
0.23
0.00
- *
-0.46
0.35
-.-. fftfftf •• , , _.
-\.\ - .*, .
-0.81
'* \ '
' ' ', , *'' ' * ,
-0.12
1.27
0.00
control limit
control limit

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Lab    Res. 1    Res. 2
                                     Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
                           Res. 3     Sigma  (R + SR)   Average   (grand-avg) (known) Tag
                                      1.53     0.354  •     11.33
                                      0.00     0.000       11.00
         12.0
                  13.0
                           ^^VX^ov^. \, -Vs  ป ., .< ซ—•-".V.K —  , ,>.*>*. •:->;•-: \;-•• •;\;s----  -
                           ^&f^ฃu_Y^:^                                 -vV;*  ,
                             14.0      1.00      0.236       13:00       0.17      0.00
                   ^ -^ ^JkttP,~., ~J*ฃ*~.^J?*}-8, _s_ ^14.33 _x   0.63  ^  ....0.46 ^ s

                   13!o       15.0      2.00     0.473       13.00      0.17       0.00
                  ^^^^                                                   -:^y. V-
                   12.0       11.0      0.58     0.118       11.33     -0.41      -0.58
JE
                    14.0
                            10.0
2.65      0.591
11.00      -0.53
-0.69
                                      0.58     0.118
                                      0.00     0.000
                                      0.58     0.118
                                                           13.33       0.28      0.12
                                                           13.00       0.17      0.00
                                                           11.67      -0.29      -0.46
      ^^r^..^^^.,  x^_^,,_v™_	„  _... TO_Jt?-P9 ,^^X,.;9,;1L,	•?'35,  ..

LF      10.0      10.0       10.6      0.00     0.000      10.00     -0.87     -1.04
                                                           9.00    ' -1.22     -1.39
                                                          11.67     -0.29     -0.46
                                       1.00     0.236
                                       0.58     0.118
^^^^J^^^^^v^-^r-;7^x------^-7 ^-,,   - --  - .-     \r:-V'-:- ™;.V;~- .  --•"'   ;;——-

                                     ,:? -> • .vH>!:y, /;x v '^:v^--v^;^:{^^;:^ ^-V-I- •
                        ^Sfe^^Mr^f::-^' %?S^{--':: ^^'^y^lJu^^V:-'- -\S^ •
• s No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
                                     TAG SYMBOLS
                                  Determined to be an outlier
                                                                     ft = Above control limit
                                                                     Ji = Below control limit

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 Strontium-90
                                       Exper.    Rnganal            Normalized deviation
 Lab     Res. 1    Res. 2     Res. 3     Sigma   CR +  SR)   Average  (grand-avg) (known) Tag
 N       14.0      14.0      13.0      0.58
                  ixi^^cifv^x-y, /ew-^T •."•-

          10.0	io.o      10.0      o.oo
                           pjp^;>. ...  • \
                                        ;v -
 NT      11.0      12.0      13.0      1.00
              •"wassjj
                       .^
                                                0.118     ,,13.67


                                                0.000       10.00
                                                      0.40
                                                     -0.87
                                                                                  0.23
                                                                                  -1.04
                                                 0.236
                                                            12.00
                                                     -0.18      -0.35
 Q       11.0
 QM      12.0
                                                                                          *
                                                                                          *
                                                                                          *'
                                                 0.118
                                                             13.67
                                                                       040
                                                                0.23
 QU       9.0
 QW      13.0
11.0       11.0
"S ; X A>'s* O"1* ,,  "* *• "'•• X "
QZ
          11.0      11.0
              &^ป?
11.0      0.00
W>3^3$^$^^$&*.$ J -:";
 i^-ni' d  "*^"!*^^ s >:",-<'--'?Aซซx\;;>VV'>----'  -" -'" " -:>"
   "r:ii;:-^^i'C^B^ซ:-"';^  ฐT:. '
   T.vsx" , . - /*.-.-i.:.x%^-Jx.v;.i.,-!'"riiซ'- *.- -:-4.: -•    ,., . ..  -',
                               0.236
                               0.236
                               0.236
                               0.236
                                                 0.000
                               12.00
                               11.00
                                                            10.00
                                                            11.67
                                           11.00
                                                                        -0.18
                                                                        -0.53
                                                                        -0.87
                                                                        -0.29
                                                                                 -0.35
                                                                                 0.69
                                                   -1.04
                                                   -0.46
                                                    -0.53      -0.69
                  S^ff^-f^^^P^^ -   -   -    ;
xvp-s ~<^> i;^^nฅซ€W;-'^^^'*-^''''-"V-"V  / .'„-,.  ,
                                           '
^^^^^t/t^^|:^ซ^    - -
 RR      12-9^,    l?-9      .13-ฐ      ฐ-58
                                                                                          • *
                                                                                          *
                                                 0.118
                                           12.33
                                                                       -0.06      -0.23
8
SC
10.0
12.0
11.0
12.0
12.0
13.0
1.00
0.58
0.236
0.118
11.00
12.33
-0.53
-0.06
-0.69
-0.23
  • s No data submitted
  0 s Insufficient data
                    TAG SYMBOLS
              x = Determined to be an outlier
                                                                      ft s Above control limit
                                                                      Ji = Below control limit

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                  ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B,  15-Apr-1997
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 Strontium-90
                                     Exper.    Rng anal            Normalized deviation
 Lab    Res. 1     Res. 2    Res. 3     Sigma   (R + SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
                   11.0      13.0       1.15     0.236      12.33     -0.06     -0.23
                   15.0      12.0       1.53     ,ฐ.354      13.67      0.40      ฐ,-23v_vw
                            ~~-            .. ™,-^  _^ ^     _____      ._^
                            —   - ••*  1.15     0^36       11.67     -0.29     -0.46
 _       13.0       14.0      13.0      0.58 ^  _ ^ 0.118 ^^ 13.33 _ vsmj^28	^ 0.12	

 ^^^w^~^vv_  ^^.^_..v_._.^^ .    6.118   " '  12.67 ""   0.05  "   -0.12
 T        12.0       12.0      12.0      0.00     0.000       12.00      -0.18     -0.35
 TD       9.0       8.0      10.0      1.00     0.236       9.00      -1.22     -1.39
 UP      11.0
                    12.0
             12.0      0.58     0.118
11.67      -0.29      -0.46
 VH      14.0
 VI       11.0
    14.0      14.0      0.00     0.000
    13.0      11.0      1.15     0.236
     ^fsr^t^cr;;1;-^^   •'-••;   \-
^is^^^^^O-~<\\\'%V'!\"\'' "->' ;-.-'->-  > %' ,,-\..s;
ป-4' ^fปs\^; ';\--' -.;-:\\i.'s.} ;;,-K ~,V" --% v\ , - >\ -  ,-•
•^s^^rXc^^:>\ ^a^^::;-    -v -ซ\ .>•-.
      0      11.0      1.15     0.236
14.00       0.51
11.67      -0.29
                                                          "    %^ J1 % \so n^^w ""^^v -.T1-

                                                          11.67      -6.29
                                                                               0.35
                                                                              -0.46
                                                                              -0.92

                                                                              -0.46
                                                                                      ,:*
                                                                                      ,*
 •S^UwJ^?  ,,v.  Jl|A^	.H--9	J;9P	ฐ:236,.

 X        11.0      10.0      14.0       2.08     0.473
i a^jjr-T?m?5Ts
                                                           15.00      0.86      0.69
                                                           -• - . -  .- -ซT/-T- \\-:vK"<^ -.>, —
                                                          x-\".o/ป". .-r,v>^;:  -   ,\
                                                           11.67      -0.29     -0.46
^!^^^3^IW^S^?^::-r":- --^:^">:/:>  :-//"-.;';;-':<^^;;; Y<^:;
dSBl?'lง\^^si{i%'^^sซi&^^Av^..:-i. ,-V.:. . '-, '   :   ' :    V  - ' •      '   -  .;. " -'%\* -.-./'. *•'•.-  • : ;-\m ~
  • = No data submitted
 0 s Insufficient data
                                     TAG SYMBOLS
                                   Determined to be an outlier
                                                    ft = Above control limit
                                                    & = Below control limit

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21/43 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation:
Strontium-90

Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997



Data sorted by Laboratory .Average
Average Tag
9.00
9.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.33
10.33
10.33
10.67
10.67
10.67
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.33
11.33
11.33
11.67
11.67
11.67
11.67
11.67
11.67
% responding labs
on. ___________

in. ___________


._ ' -'4

• & No data submitted
0 & Insufficient data
Lab Average Tag
TD 11.67
LT 11.67
QU 11.67
NJ 11.67
LF 11.67
VO 12.00
BB 12.00
AJ 12.00
81 12.00
DO 12.00
BA 12.33
S 12.33
QZ 12.33
QM 12.33
JE 12.33
EL 12.67
BO 12.67
I 12.67
EB 12.67
AU 12.67
X 12.67
W 13.00
VI 13.00
UP 13.00
SM 13.00
QW 13.00
Lab Average Tag
M 13.00
K 13.00
DD 13.33
BH 13.33
AF 13.33
T 13.33
Q 13.67
NT 13.67
L 13.67
AE 13.67
SD 13.67
SC 13.67
RR 14.00
BL 14.00
A 14.00
SZ 14.00
DT 14.33
CJ 14.33
CA 14.67
C 14.67
AL 15.00
JY 15.00
HP 15.00
GQ 16.67
E 18.00
D 19.33
Lab
CE
BC
TQ
ss
JS
AZ
SF
PB
N
CX
CG
AK
VH
DE
AW
AH
HK
FE
CS
BM
WR
CP
CO
DZ
CC
BG
Freo^iency distribution
_______

	 . .Ill
1 lltllll
. Illllllll
-. T T
Normalized deviation of the mean





+2 ' +4
from the known value
TAG SYMBOLS It s Above control
x = Determined to be an outlier II s Below control





+6
,
limit
limit

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8trontium-90

 % responding labs
 20


 10
  •

  •4
               Frequency distribution


all
H
m


• 	

h_ 	 __ 	
. . .
-4            -2            6           +2
  Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average

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                  ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
                                                 23/43
Cobalt-60
Statistical Summary
            179 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 21.0 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 5.0; the control limits
are 12.3 to 29.7; the warning regions are 12.3 to 15.2 and 26.8 to 29.7
63(35.2 %) Failed to respond ;
6(3.4 %) Outliers •'
         Statistic
                               1O7(59.8 %) Within all limits
               Respondents
••— 3(1.7 %) In warning zone
           but within control


              Non-outliers
Mean
Std. Dev.
Variance
% Coef. of Var.
% 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
                    23.97
                    20.40
                   415.96
                    85.09
                    14.14
                     0.15
                    21.33
                     1.59
                     0.02
    Grand Avg 21.87
                 2.27
                 5.17
                10.39
                 4.13
                 0.38
                21.33
                 1.59
                 0.15
6(5.2 %) More than 3 norm. S.D. ซ.,
3(2.6 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D. •
                           . 9O(77.6 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           '               of known value
                   • 17(14.7 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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24/43
Cobalt-60
Lab Res. 1
A
AE
AF
AH
AK
AL
AP
21.0
21.0
22.0
19.0
20.6
26.0
23.0
AU "i7xf"
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
aw-
BH
BK
BL
BM
BN
20.0
20.0
29.0
24.0
.21.0
24.0
21.0
22.0
22.0
21.0
BO 21.0
'.U^SKWS^tSSffi^XvS'
^ffi8^w^^1& * # *
^BW^^^^^
'C*"
,9A.
_,
i0QT
jpj"
iPN&
CO
CP
cs
ex
D
DD
DE
;Jdflt>.
DO
flagyjjxซiffK^a!
"V"
T/'?S&ฃr^
21.0
	 J21.0_
22.0
s^i^vid^
23.0
^K3งง
"27.0"
25.0
25.0
20.0
21.0
19.0
_^J23.0_
V'7->*^v'';
\~~.'28.0"S
^'jmT
"""***" "2Q>0"*~
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
Res. 2
21.0
21.0
22.0
19.0
" 24.6 "
27.0
_^ 22.0
21.6 ~"
20.0
19.0
29.0
21.0
20.0
22.6
21.0
20.0
22.0
21.0
, 23.0__
'S"*23. 19.0^
22.0

Res. 3
21.0
22.0
22.0
^ 19;9_,
"20.0
25.0
21.0
21.6
18.0
22.0
28.0
22.0
^2LO^
22.0
21.0
21.0
21.0
22.0
.^21.0^
"22.0
22.0
^r^zvtF >ป?"',?
^^*^4ri,y, *;
23.0
A^'^^'rv :'l
?sfes*\',. „:'!#;
22.0
WpW3t5%™ \ ;~
?^%6fe
26.0
23.0
29.0
20.0
21.0
21.0
,._ 24.0
; yv^'"* '
23.0
^_2jS.O_;5
^^llo^
• ^ No data submitted
0 ^
Insufficient
data
X ฃ
Exper.
Sigma
0.00
0.58
0.00
0.00
2.31
1.00
1.00
2.31
1.15
1.53
0.58
1.53
0.58
1.15
0.00
1.00
0.58
0.58
	 1.15^
1^^^ f
''?' *" s ~"'^ '• ' ""
i.oo
0.58
r'Tcbjs ^
0.58
*1t' '
0.58
•• •^ ••
2^65
1.53
2.08
0.00
0.00
2.00
0.58
' -\' - '' "
4.51
' \h "" '' "•
^_ 2.08
6.58
Rnganal
(R + SR) Average
0.000
0.118
0.000
0.000
0.473
0.236
0.236
0.473
0.236
0.354
0.118
0.354
0.118
0.236
0.000
0.236
0.118
0.118
0.236
0^236
0.118
0.118
0.118

0.118
,< -
0.591
0.354
0.473
0.000
0.000
0.473
0.118

1.120
0.473
0.118
21.00
21.33
22.00
19.00
21.33
26.00
22.00
19.67
19.33
20.33
28.67
22.33
20.67
22.67
21.00
21.00
21.67
21.33
21.67
22.00
21.67
40J3
22.33
*-•> "• - s ;
22.67

25.00
24.67
26.67
20.00
21.00
21.00
23.67

23.33
23.67
20.67
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier

Normalized deviation
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-0.30
-0.18
0.05
-0.99^
-0.18
1.43
0.05
-0.76
-0.88
-0.53
2.36
0.16
-0.42
0.28
-0.30
-0.30
-0.07
-0.18
^:0.07 	
0.05
-0.07
0.16
,.. ^ ^ ^t •, f~- '•.
0.28
- % ;- •''; > - -
1.09
0.97
1.66
-0.65
-0.30
-0.30
0.62

6.51
	 0.62_____
-0.42
tt = Above
U s Below
0.00
0.12
0.35
,,:9-6?™
o!i2
1.73
0.35
'"'•'' ' '^M
-0.46
-0.58
-0.23
2.66
0.46
-0.12
"[ ' ' ---'•'
0.58
0.00
0.00
0.23
0.12
0.23
0.35
0.23
0.46
•"; ." -""''"' -•' x>-
0.58
;/n '"";";' ".V ',.
1.39
1.27
1.96
-0.35
0.00
• , - , * '
0.00
0.92
ซ ' * ,'
0.81
I ?-,?,? J .'.,.* ..
-0.12
control limit
control limit

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Cobalt-60
Lab
        Res. 1     Res. 2
          Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
Res. 3     Sigma   (R + SR)    Average  (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
                                                 0.118
                                                 0.236
                                                             20.67
                                                             21.33
                                                             21.00
                                                             13.00
                                                                         0.42
                                                                         0.30
                                                                         0.97
                                                                         0.39
          -.12
           0.00
           1.27
           0.69
                                                 0.473
                                                 0.236
                                                 0.118
                                                 0.000
                                 20.67
                                 21.00
                                 24.67
                                 23.00
                                                 0.000
                                                 0.118
                                                 0.236
                                 22.00
                                 20.33
                                 22.00
                                                                         0.05
                                                                         0.53
                                                                         0.05
           0.35
          -0.23
           0.35
                                                 0.118
                                                 0.118
                                                 0.354
                                 21.33
                                 23.67
                                 19.67
                                                                        -0.18
                                                                         0.62
                                                                        -0.76
           0.12
           0.92
          -0.46
                                                 0.118
                                                 0.236
                                                 0.709
                                                 0.236
                                 21.33
                                 20.67
                                 23.67
                                 24.00
                    ป ซAV
         22.0       23.0

     ^^VJ-SjLT'.^ ซv^\^4V-. AXiM ซฃ\*^"^
MV     15.0       16.0
 MP
Fiil*4ซ^
VซM.;
  21.0
                                        1.00
                              i9.6      2.08
                                                  0.118
                                                  0.236
                                                  0.118

                                                  0.236

                                                  0.473
20.33
21.33
20.33

22.00

16.67
-0.53
-0.18
-0.53

 0.05

-1.80
 -0.23
  0.12
 -0.23

'  0.35

 -1.50
 • ^ No data submitted
 0 s Insufficient data
          TAG SYMBOLS
    x = Determined to be an outlier
                                                                       ft = Above control limit
                                                                       $ = Below control limit

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ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
Cobalt-60

Lab     Res. 1
                     Exper.
Res. 2     Res. 3     Sigma
                                                 Rug anal             Normalized deviation
                                                (R  + SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
N        24.0
2LO
                               24.0
                       1.73
                            f gg\?->:'v™rf<•.'"'*'•'*?' ^' '
                               ^V'v'
                               19.0       1.15
                               23.0       0.58
                               20.0       1.15
                               26.0      252
                    20.0
                    21.0
                    28.0
                    24.0
                                         0.58
                                         0.00
                                         3.61
                                         0.58
                    20.0
                    22.0
                    22.0
                    26.0
                      21.0
                      24.0
                      24.0
                      25.0
0.354

0.236
0.118
0.236
                                                               23.00
                                            20.33
                                            22.67
                                            19.33
                                                                • \;\.;', .
                                                                 0.39
                                                             '.A* V^'":-
                                                                 0.69
                                                                          -0.53
                                                                          0.28
                                                                          -0.88
                                                                -0.23
                                                                 0.58
                                                                -0.58
                                                   0.236
                                                   0.118

                                                  tUJ8;
                                0.591

                                0.118
                                0.000
                                            25.00
                                            21.33
                                                                           1.09
                                                                          -0.18
                                                               26.33
                                                             >'?ฃ -'  '
                                                               22.33
                                                               23.00
                                                       1.55
                                                      ,-•? X

                                                       0.16
                                                       0.39
                                                   0.473
                                0.118
                                0.000
                                0.827
                                0.118

                                0.236
                                0.236
                                0.236
                                0.118
                                            22.33
                                                               20.67
                                                               21.00
                                                               25.00
                                                               23.67
                                                               21
                                                               23
                                                               22
                                                               25
                                                                  00
                                                                  00
                                                                  67
                                                                  33
                                                                          0.16
                                                      -0.42
                                                      -0.30
                                                       1.09
                                                       0.62

                                                      -0.30
                                                       0.39
                                                       0.28
                                                       1.20
                                                               11:00
RK
RR
RU
S
sc
 20.0

 24.6
 21:0
tUt
 20.0
 19.0
                     raE*.v,/,,:;;:;.'-'•• /,
                     vg^^ij***-' 'v
                    19.0       20.0
21.0
21.0

20.0
19.0
23.0
20.0
?/5.TN**\ j'^^v-
'.'.' <•'**•. '•.
20.0
20.0
0.58

1.53
0.58
*-,, H

0.00
0.58
                                                   0.118

                                                   0.354
                                                   0.118

                                                   0.000
                                                   0.118
                                             19.67
                                                               22.
                                                               20.

                                                               20.
                                                               19.
                                               67
                                               67

                                               00
                                               33
                                                      -0.76

                                                       6.28
                                                      -0.42

                                                      -0.65
                                                      -0.88
                                   1.39
                                   0.12

                                 ,^8^

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                                                                 27/43
Cobalt-60

Lab    Res. 1
Res. 2     Res. 3
Exper.   Rng anal            Normalized deviation
Sigma  (R +  SR) .  Average  (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
                                               0.236
                                               0.473
                                                v* %v
                                               L120       18.00      -1.34      -1.04
                                               ^^fr^;;^^
                                               0.118       21.67      -0.07      0.23
                   20.0
                   22.0
                   21.0
                   20.0
                   25.0
                                                           24.67      0.97
                                                           23.67      0.62
                                                           20.67      -0.42
                                               0.000
                                               0.236
                                               0.000
                                               0.591
                                               0.236
                                         32.00
                                         22.00
                                         19.00
                                         25.67
                                         20.00
 • 5 No data submitted
 0 s Insufficient data
                    TAG SYMBOLS
             x s Determined to be an outlier
                                  & Above control limit
                                  = Below control limit

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28/43 BSD
Cobalt-60
-LV Performance Evaluation:

Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997

>>

Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag
11.00 x
11.67 x
13.00
16.67
18.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.33
19.33
19.33
19.33
19.67
19.67
19.67
19.67
19.67
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.33
20.33
20.33
20.33
20.33
20.67
20.67
20.67
20.67
20.67
20.67
20.67
20.67
20.67
20.67
20.67
21.00

• = No data submitted
0 s Insufficient data
Lab
QZ
OM
FL
MV
SI
XD
WW
AH
88
8C
NK
AW
VH
RK
K
EB
AU
XA
8N
8
CX
NH
M
LR
JG
AZ
W
TQ
SZ
sx
RU
PW
L
HI
EX
E
BC
T

Average Tag
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.67
21.67
21.67
21.67
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.67
Lab
SD
QT
Q
HK
FJ
DD
D
BL
BK
A
VI
VC
OB
LT
KX
JS
GQ
FE
EL
BN
AK
AE
SM
CA
BO
BM
WR
MP
JM
JE .
C
AP
AF
PM
PB
I
CE
BB
SF
Average Tag
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.33
23.33
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
24.00
24.67
24.67
24.67
24.67
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.33
25.67
26.00
26.00
26.33
26.67
26.67
28.33
28.67
32.00 x
40.33 x
42.00 x
238.00 x
TAG SYMBOLS ft & Above control
x = Determined to be an outlier ^ = Below control
Lab
RR
QW
NJ
IU
CJ
BH
QU
PD
N
HP
UP
DO
VT
QP
LE
JY
DT
DE
LF
VO
TD
HL
CP
QM
O
CO
QX
X
SR
AL
P
UK
CS
XF
BA
WO
CC
AJ
NO
limit
limit

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Cobalt-60

 % responding labs
                                Frequency distribution
 10-
O-1—i-
   •6
-4            -2            6      '      +2            +4
   Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
                                                                                     +6
 % responding labs

 20 H
                                Frequency distribution
	 	 •
	 	 	 	 L
Nil
H


I_
_•_•• __ _ ^
                  -4            -20+2+4
                     Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average
                                                                                   +6

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Cesium-134                          Statistical Summary                      179 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 31.0 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 5.0; the control limits
are 22.3 to 39.7; the warning regions are 22.3 to 25.2 and 36.8 to 39.7
65(36.3 %) Failed to respond ,
7(3.9 %) Outliers -*
         Statistic
                103(57.5 %) Within all limits
Respondents
—- 4(2.2 %) 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
     30.85
     23.17
    536.68
     75.09
     -0.48
     -0.01
     28.67
     -7.53
     -0.10
    Grand Avg 28.54
                 1.83
                 3.37
                 6.43
                -7.93
                -1.34
                28.67
                -7.53
                -1.27
7(6.1 %) More than 3 norm. S.D.
4(3.5 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D
             64(56.1 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           of known value
     39(34.2 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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Cesium-134
Lab
A
AE
AT
AH
lilts
tSf* ' .t'-V^f.f:
AK
1MJ
AP
*"' 4 Vป '-'
.-'•AB; •
AU
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
Y^yKfS?
f'lfi*:'"
BH
BK
BL
BM
BN
JBO_
BW
C
,,.CA,™
*&3&$
CE
;iC!Gf
jDjT
"ccT
CP
cs
ex
D _
>^3SS^'
DD
DE
;pbปif
DO
DT
Res. 1
30.0
28.0
26.0
27.0
3^iSlSงซfei
3CM)
Res. 2
31.0
30.0
29.0
27.0
jj|pp|pปjP|||
30.6
Res. 3
32.0
30.0
28.0
26.0_
ffiipm0-5-
31.0
Exper. Rng anal
Sigma (R + SR) Average
1.00
1.15
1.53
0.58
^3f;JiOt);,\:;^
0.58
^IJI^'FillPSSS?^^'^^^^1^ - - . 1
~"'^3l".6"
'"•™ /.j>',' v ~" ~'i~
'-, v"-i,(jt^^'^
29^6
28.0
31.0
31.0
30.0
26.0
i^SFSSSil^

32.0
28.0
28.0
28.0
28.0
_,JJ3.0 x

31.0
28.0
fI?f5^ง^T|
28.0
^..y-x^'-vv ty* ^ *• ^\f<: .ป
SssH.^Vv -• A ^"v..% \Vs-feg
^j^r
ฃ_..
33.0
26.0
32.0
^w28.0o ^
?|*^5|'!xV;v-
25~6
__30.0_ _
A"V-^V'Xง;'4\\^
rป 36-ฐ
	 27.0
^.-xซซซ*^ซซซ'XA'*\*K~ s' '•
29.0
28.0
31.0
32.0
30.0
27.0
S ^^J^^^^J^
&>jp?!&i< &% ^t^&JS A
30.0
28.0
30.0
26.0
28.0
33.0
•t'-v $,•ป,' •• ;\ '-^^ (•• ^x
^•3-%^
32.0
26.0
<8rซ!rปf5rปซMji
%'^wซ0;;!;:
^"28.0^'

"JJ^'o^
" ".J29.0*"
32.0
24.0
29.0
_27.0_
/^Q^.r^.'v?
30.6
30.0
•.^v'?,^';^,^''
32.0
28.6
SS?*'^* '^!Sฅi^ฅ.^*''!>.* * •. % ' " ^ ^
^:"\ *
2.89
1.15
1.73
0.58
1.15
1.00
ซj. Y;M ป', *"**' ~"?'"' ""-"
^"''I\-T "~" V"v' ^,, '*-
1.00
0.58
1.15
1.15
0.58
0.58
^V< v <'•",' ''• •
1.00
1.15
;C^JO;6p """
0.00
:'Sfj5j>\' ;" -, - -
llฐ-งi
1.53
1.00
3.06
2.08
0.58
__"" 'f
2.65
0.00
'• >",--"'."-
2.31
1.00
0.236
0.236
0.354
0.118
0,2M
0.118
0.11S
0.236


0.591
0.236
0.354
0.118
0.236
0.236
"V" 3 /._," ?
/' J"
0.236
0.118
0.236
0.236
0.118
0.118
• .
0.236
0.236
0.000
0.000
.. ^
0.118
0.354
0.236
0.709
0.473
0.118

0.591
0.000

0.473
0.236
^ซ,^"\4^^'\' ,i -- ' ' ''• •
" 28.0
• s No data submitted
0 E
Insufficient
data
X s
1.15
0.236
31.00
29.33
27.67
26.67
-;::*^^.06Y'
30.33
, '/Y.4d;$0YT
30.00
\ * ; ' "Is."
' ^ S ' ^ r
27^33
27.33
32.00
31.33
30.67
26.00
" /" \ '^".\tvVT'" **".$*
f\ i-', /"-'.H; -'- *>*
31.00
27.67
28.67
26.67
28.33
32.67
\ -• , \ •• '
31.00
27.33
49.00
28.00
-s-~ ' '
28.67
29.33
32.00
26.67
29.67
27.33

27.00
30.00
" '\ ~ .
33.33
28.00
•' •' .- V'-v'' •
29.33
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined to
bean
outlier

Normalized deviation
(grand-avg) (known)' Tag
0.85
0.27
-0.30
	 _-0.65 __
V \;1&4V^":=:;:
0.62
, 'V:448 ;.;v-'I
0.51
*•' •• v ',•.*•*** j* *• *- s"<<1'"*
'-',': '* ' T- ^
-0.42
-0.42
1.20
0.97
0.74
-0.88
' ' ;•', ''' ?fs'~ VX"''*,5,-"
**A' " , J;,\\'' " " ,''
0.85
-0.30
0.04
-0.65
-0.07
1.43
;•• '• \>y?;*:/
0.85
-0.42
".- '* 7.09V "~V'-
-0.19
: ,,\ ^! -';",- 'ป
0.04
0.27
1.20
-0.65
0.39
-0.42

-0.53
0,51
-"- -'"A' ; ' ' •* '',
1.66
'-q.19/ 'J
', ,'•-" • •*, • ' '^'''i
0.27
ft s Above
11 s Below
0.00
-0.58
-1.15
-1.50__
>^;&ฃ"r\X,-_
-0.23
;:3;23 ';' X ''.
-0.35
' ••'.•'
'•- • , ', *
-1.27
-1.27
0.35
0.12
-0.12
-1.73
T- ji'(' rjf ฃ* ,^',''
", ฐ"'' '~1 ?!ป"''*,'',
0.00
-1.15
-0.81
-1.50
-0.92
0.58
5\^;;vV*;v
0.00
-1.27
^42Si4'-^"x.'"'
-1.04
* -, - ;• "-? •• --
-0.81
-0.58
0.35
-1.50
-0.46
-1.27
•
-1.39
-0.35
~" , ป'\
0.81
}l.04^
,-> "',.'.,,,'. .,'-••'•'< '
-0.58
control limit
control limit

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Cesium-134

Lab    Res. 1
                               Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
         Res. 2     Res. 3      Sigma   (R + SR)   Average  (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
                                                      26.00
                                                      29.67
28.0
                     26.0
                     31.0

                     3o!b
                                        .^s^Cv'-T^ {:-- ' ".-S^; - \
                                        s-"x^:!-s,-- ,-: -- \ „ x ,-',x'
                                           2.52      0.591
                                                     0.827
                                     v .. ,„. ..,*ซ<•—ฅ• %^\\^^-W\ . .O ฅ•:
                                     ^e^;

                                30.0       1.15      0.236
                      23.0
                      28.0       3.51
 HK      29.0
 HL      32.0
 HP      28.0
'VgWrS^:; ^Kpf
^E^^l'iM
           29.0
                     30.0       29.0       0.58
                     29.0       30.0       1.53
                     29.0       29.0       0.58
             ^^^^5i'S!<^-^-T>"-~-"Y!!'s"j;A-s>"™i! <-.-•>•'s- ;--!•- -- - -
             ;^&^%i^l-^?^^s:S^::^vA----:' ;, ,:
                     29.0       29.0       0.00
             u??
JE       28.0
JG       24.0
JM.       28.0
                     27.0
                     25.0
                     28.0
           27.0
           25.0
           29.0
           0.58
          29.0
JY       30.0
K        28.0
29.0
29.0
29.0
31.0
30.0
31.0
1.15
0.58
1.53
                                          0.58
                                          1.00
                                          2.00
                                          1.00

                                          1.73
                                          0.58
                                          1.00

                                          0.58
                               0.118
                               0.354
                               0.118
          0.118
          0.118
          0.118
0.236
0.118
0.354
                                                     0.118
                                                     0.236
                                                     0.473
                                                     0.236

                                                     0.354
                                                     0.118
                                                     0.236

                                                     0.118

                                                     0:118
                                                                29.33
                                                      29.33
                                                      30.33
                                                      28.67
                                                      ^;.^/ง,
                                                      29.00
                                                                 30.67
                                                                 -^^\?^- *<
                                                                 VVvX  , ,
                                                                 27.33
                                                                 24.67
                                                                 28.33
                                                      29.67
                                                      29.67
                                                      29.33
                                                                28.67
                                                                29.00
                                                                33.00
                                                                31.00

                                                                27.00
                                                                28.33
                                                                29.00
                                                                 o""' I*
                                                                28.33
                                                               - '•"':., x
                                                               '•./'•'' *
                                                               ^18.33
                                                                            0.27
                                                                            0.62
                                                                            0.04
                                                                          -r",f^>-ฃ:
                                                                           , ;\ &,tx **\
                                                                            0.16
                                                                          .-^wy^
                                                                          V'S'X^i
                                                                            0.74
                                                                            -0.58
                                                       -0.58
                                                       -0.23
                                                       -0.81
                                                                  -042
                                                                  -1.34
                                                                  -0.07
                                                                            0.39
                                                                            0.39
                                                                            0.27
                                                                  0.04
                                                                  0.16
                                                                  1.54
                                                                  0.85
                                                                 j *" X '•,v

                                                                  -0.53
                                                                  -0.07
                                                                  0.16
                                                                  -0.07
                                                                 •&J&
                                  -0.69
                                  •.% .j. ss % '\ s

                                  -0.12
                                      1 ^ s
                                  -1.27
                                  -2.19
                                  -0.92
                                                                                       -0.46
                                                                                       -0.46
                                                                                       -0.58
                                                                  -0.81
                                                                  -0.69
                                                                  0.69
                                                                  0.00
                                                                         '•*
                                                                  -1.39
                                                                  -0.92
                                                                  -0.69
                                                                  -•      "   6
                                                                  -0.92
                                                                 1 v" •   "" "" 'X*  >.
                                                                   v   ••    4*
                                                                 ,s     •> " *ซ, ^ ป
                                                                 *^4;3S !-'x
  • s No data submitted
  0 = Insufficient data
                               TAG SYMBOLS
                       x = Detennined to be an outlier
                                                                           ft = Above control limit
                                                                           li = Below control limit

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                   w>*WS^WS4.w*Vซy*v*^ tvซซ"W >JWS * "W ' •••^C-


                    28.0       29.0
                            Res. 3
                                       Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
                                       Sigma   (R + SR)   Average   (grand-avg) (known) Tag
^|%^fW'-^-
   29.0       0.58

             0.00
             0.58
             1.53
         iX^;8.oo
                                                  0.118
                                                              29.33
                                                  0.000       25.00
                                                  0.118       29.33
                                                  0.364       23.67
                                                  0.473
                                                  0.236
                                                  0.000

                                                  0.236
                                                  0.000

                                                  0.000
                                                  0.236
                                                  0.118
                                                  0.236
                                                  0.118

                                                  0.118
                                                  0.236
                                                  0.118
                                                  0.473

                                                  0.118
                                                  0.118

                                                  0.236
                                                  0.236
                                                   > '
                                                   ^ -j"
                                                  0.000
                                                  0.236
                                                              28.33
                                                              24.67
                                                              31.00

                                                              30.00
                                                              31.00

                                                              26.00
28.00
28.67
28.33
30.67

28.67
29.00
30.33
30.33

13,33
                                                              26.67

                                                              31.00
                                                              29.00

                                                              26.00
                                                              26.00
  0.27
••*   •• '\
," - v ^"-
 -1.23
  0.27
 -1.69
 -0.07
            0.85

            0.51
            0.85
           A  s f

           -0.88
 -0.19
  0.04
 -0.07
  0.74

  0.04
  0.16
  0.62
  0.62
           -0.65

            0.85
            0.16

           -0.88
           -0.88
                     -0.58
                     ^ ' *V"X^ ff
                      ^>"'-  ฐ'
                     -2.08
                     -0.58
                     -2.54
                     -0.92
                                                                                          " X
                                                                                            -•'
           -1.34      -2.19
            \>, ~ \, • ^
            0.00
            -0.35
            0.00
           , f-s.^ -•

            -1.73
                                                        -1.04
                                                        -0.81
                                                        -0.92
                                                        -0.12
                                                        i

                                                        -6.81
                                                        -0.69
                                                        -0.23
                                                        -0.23
                                                                                         j;;;,X- ••
                                                                                         ;*' ' • -:-
            -1.50

            0.00
            -0.69

            -1.73
            -1.73
    No data submitted
0 & Insufficient data
                                       TAG SYMBOLS
                                x s Determined to be an outlier
          ft = Above control limit
          II = Below control limit

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Cesium-134
Lab
        Res. 1
Res. 2
          Exper.   Rng anal            Normalized deviation
Res. 3     Sigma  (R +  SR)   Average  (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
                                          28.00

                                          28.67
                                          29.33
                                                0.118
                                                0.354
                   30.0
                   27.0
                   24.0
                   28.0
                   29.0
                   30.0
                               0.354
                               0.118
                               0.473
                               0.118
                               0.000
                               0.709
                                28.33
                                27.33
                                26.33
                                27.67
                                29.00
                                27.33
                                                            29.33
                                                            29.33
                                                                      -0.19
                                                                      -0.42
                                                                      -0.19
                                                            28.33
                                                            28.67
                                                            28.33
                                                     0.07
                                                     0.04
                                                     0.07
                                                     -0.92
                                                     -0.81
                                                     -0.92
                                                            27.00
                                                            28.33.
                                                            27.67
                                                            27.00
                                                            27.67
                                                            29.67
                                                            26.33
                                                               -0.46
                                                               -1.62
 • = 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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Cesium-134

Average Tag
13.33 x
17.00 x
18.33 x
23.67
24.67
24.67
25.00
25.67
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.33
26.33
26.33
26.33
26.67
26.67
26.67
26.67
27.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
27.33
27.33
27.33
27.33
27.33
27.33
27.33
27.33
27.67
27.67
27.67
27.67
• s No data submitted
0 E Insufficient data
-LV Performance

Data sorted
Lab
QZ
FL
MV
NK
OM
JG
NH
EX
TQ
SC
8
PM
EB
BC
XF
sx
SF
8D
RK
CS
BM
AH
X
WO
LR
DD
VH
TD
ss
JE
D
CA
AW
AU
XA
WW
sz
FE
Average
27.67
27.67
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.33
28.33
28.33
28.33
28.33
28.33
28.33
28.33
28.33
28.33
28.67
28.67
28.67
28.67
28.67
28.67
28.67
28.67
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.33
29.33
29.33
29.33
29.33
29.33
Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997

by Laboratory Average
Tag Lab
BK
AF
VI
VC
SI
PW
DT
CE
WR
W
VO
SR
QM
0
MP
LT
JM
BN
VT
SM
QT
Q
KX
HP
CJ
BL
T
RU
QU
M
L
I
UP
UK
SN
NJ
N
K
Average Tag
29.33
29.33
29.33
29.33
29.33
29.33
29.67
29.67
29.67
29.67
29.67
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.33
30.33
30.33
30.33
30.67
30.67
30.67
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.33
32.00
32.00
32.67
33.00
33.33
40.33 x
49.00 x
53.00 x
272.00 x
TAG SYMBOLS ft = Above control
x s Determined to be an outlier !)• s Below control



Lab
HK
GQ
FJ
E
CO
AE
XD
JY
JS
EL
CX
PB
DE
AP
QX
QW
HL
AK
QP
IU
BB
RR
PD
P
LF
C
BH
A
BA
CP
AZ
BO
LE
DO
AL
CC
AJ
NO
limit
limit

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Cesium-134
 % responding labs         	    Frequency distribution	
 10
                             .11.
     -6            -4            -2            0            +2+4+6
                    Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
 % responding labs    	    Frequency distribution
 10
     -6-4-20            +2           +4            +6
                    Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average

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Cesium-137                         Statistical Summary                      179 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 22.0 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 5.0; the control limits
are 13.3 to 30.7; the warning regions are 13.3 to 16.2 and 27.8 to 30.7
63(35.2 %) Failed to respond ;
6(3.4 %) Outliers •'
         Statistic
                1O8(60.3 %) Within all limits
Respondents
2(1.1 %) In warning zone
       but within control


          Non-outliers
Mean
Std. Dev.
Variance
% Coef. of Var.
% 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
24.70
18.82
354.25
76.19
12.29
0.14
22.67
3.03
0.04
Grand Avg 22.75
1.78
3.18
7.84
3.40
0.42
22.67
3.03
0.37
6(5.2 %) More than 3 norm. S.D. •„„
2(1.7 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D.'
            .97(83.6 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           of known value
      11(9.5 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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Cesium-137
Lab Res. 1
A
AE
AT
AH
BBP
AK
AL
AP
;^y|T
^WV^N •.
AU
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
•*ปHi
BH
BK
BL
BM
BN
,,BSL

'c "
J3A_
iCNDl
JCE"
J?HL
"cb
CP
cs
ex
IBB*
' bb
JDB(
bq~
'E "
••a
0s
21.0
22.0
23.0
21.0
>— -
32.0
_ 24.0_
t XS4:Ss>-'->,'?
22.0
23.0
21.0
17.0
22.0
23.0
24.0
22.0
20.0
21.0
22.0
^J40_

23.0
23.0
%>3;^gf5
25XT*
ซ^j?^il-
25.6
24.0
24.0
26.0
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
Res. 2
21.0
24.0
27.0
23.0
•i l^&'v&vHf f*. j,+ ^.*
24.0
28.0
22.0
yv;"^>\n^
23.6
23.0
22.0
19.0
23.0
23ฃ>?
24.0
22.0
21.0
22.0
22.0
24.0

21.0
22.0
^l^jl^
^"^28.0^
23.0
iv'-^isrf
26.0
25.0
21.0
23.0
21.0 21.0
^i!l^Wrf.;?r^|?^l^'5f!
	 220
21.0
""ซ"ซX^ *' ^WW^.TJWS*
,-V ' v.^wvfep ^ '••v •• J:
' JA ; ; ;"^X ^\ ^ ";-^
' 24.0
'^'••'ts'i-'jr-'* ," \t
Mv__25.0^
22.0
21.0
_2,1.0^
"^^32^
24.6
22.0
Res. 3
21.0
23.0
24.0
22.0
^ซ;:
21.0
28.0
22.0
'^"^f^ -;ฃ$•*•*
23.0
23.0
23.0
19.0
24.0
__J23.0_
25.0
22.0
20.0
21.0
23.0
	 J23.0_

21.0
20.0
|^IS&0\
^^_24.o''
^^26.0^
V-"'ปs^-'
-0.03
0.09
-0.26
-1.53
0.09
0.09
0.55
-0.26
-0.84
-0.49
-0.14
0.32
> -^->-'y^4
-0.37
-0.37
-V6L85 ' >
0.78
0.66
1.01
0.55
0.20
0.55
-0.49
-0.37
-0.49
0.32
,,,9;51
-6.26
ft = Above
^ = Below
-0:35
0.35
0.92
0.00
Vl'62/ x'"'
0.23
2.54
0.23
'- '-'- ',-'- ••
0.23
0.35
0.00
-1.27
0.35
0.35
•';A':7. •?-
0.81
0.00
-0.58
-0.23
0.12
0.58
. " ' *"
-0.12
-0.12
-;:6.8i ' xT-.
1.04
" ',' - *
0.92
1 •
1.27
0.81
0.46
0.81
-0.23
-0.12
-0.23
0.58
0.81 '
' ••'/' 'f &•• ^ ik'\
*(f >," -y'/'v, ***$; *' " <
0.66
control limit
control limit

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Cesium-137

Lab     Res. 1
                                       Exper.    Rng anal       •       Normalized deviation
                  Res. 2     Res. 3     Sigma   (R  + SR)   Average   (grand-avg) (known) Tag
         22.0
         21.0
                               22.0
                               21.0
                               0.118
                               0.000
                                                     22.33
                                                     21.00
                                                      -0.14
                                                      -0.61
          21.0
          19.0
FJ
         25.0
20.0
         20.0
         24.0
         26.0
         24.0
17.0
21.0
                                2.00
                                2.00
                                                   0.473
                                           19.00
                                                   0.473       19.00
                                        ซy ^\  ^ v w\"s \"-^?s0^o-.Vs '-. "- ^ J!^\\\s\ % •,
23.0
           21.0
                                2.00
                               0.473
                                                               23.00
^SpiT
 0.09
'ZbM?'^'
 -1.04
 -1.04

 0.35
;&284**-"-
21.0
                               21.0
                                         0.58
                               25.0
                               24.0
                               26.0
                               24.0
                               0.118
                              ^N A ^* ] *<
                               \  k ., " vi
                               0.709
                               0.118
                               0.000
                               0.000
                                                        .S^ ^. -
                    2316       23.0       0.58      0.118
                        ^^^.^>^<;:^^S\:C"'C!'"" ^\v;**v"^v':'''.V ; " 'yi\ """Vs,,^-."' ^

                    ^23.0'^31Z?M^,, 'LA&8, ,L.!  ฐ'1^

                    2216"      22.0       0.58
                    23.0       23.0       0.00
                    24.0       23.0       0.58
                                           20.67
                                           v^v <*<.\,-.-v.s\\
                                          ^ * ^s ; ซtt^

                                           21.33
                                           23.67
                                           26.00
                                                                          -0.72
          ^0.46

           -0.23
            0.58
            1.39
            0.69
                                           24.00       0.43
                                           ^X , ^ '  <^^ •VJX\ys"1t * *^N J.^Jf-V- f \ "• v=.~O\:^ ^ ^ ^" ""V
                                           "_•> \ ^% ^ s "* ^ ^ ^ v^  ^^sv  %
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Cesium-137
Lab
Res. 1
                     Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
Res. 2     Res. 3     Sigma  (R + SR)   Average  (grand-avg)  (known)'Tag
 N       23.0
^wvA^r^,*
 NH      21.0
 NJ      23.0
 NK      20.0
  23.0
  ^^
 -V* ^*v
  20.0
  24.0
  23.0
                      23.0
                                        0.00
                              21.0      0.58
                              24.0      0.58
                              22.0 ;^   ,1.63 .
QT       21.0
QU       23.0
QW      23.0
QX       25.0
9M&
. #"""'* "•
     21.0       21.0       0.00
     24.0       25.0       1.00
     22.0       24.0       1.00
_ _ JH^O^^  25.0     _ 1:73
;^<"^" C**^Uv/^%*W?V'  •'  ->',V' :>''  *. '
i^lf^J^lf pttiCr-:; V ^ W:' •
 0.000
" ,.. ' " ' "

 0.118
 0.118
 0.354
 0.354
 0.118

 0.118
•> ••
  \ r* f ,


 0.354

 0.118
 0.000

 0.118
                                                  0.118
                                                  0.118
                                                  0.236
                                                  0.591

                                                  0.000
                                                  0.236
                                                  0.236
                                                  0.354

                                                  0.000
                               21.0       0.00
                               	  yง? ""-'-
                  ,>*^'V^'l|f^^;^%"T^")'^^\j;.^<  " ^'
                                                              \    \%
                                                              20.67
                                                              23.67
                                                              21.67
                                                             222*00
                                                                   ,ฐ

                                                              23.33
                                                              22.67

                                                              21.67
                                                              23.00

                                                              23.33
                                                              32.00

                                                              23.67
                                                      21.67
                                                      21.67
                                                      26.33
                                                      23.00

                                                      21.00
                                                      24.00
                                                      23.00
                                                      24.00
                                                      21.00
                                                     '•<',"'' ,
                                                      21.33
                                                      21.67
                                                      22.67
                                                      21.67
 0.09
-?-  >is;
    -
-0.72
 0.32
-0.37
                                                                 0.20
                                                                 -0.03

                                                                 -0.37
                                                       0.09

                                                       0.20
                                                       3,20

                                                       0.32
                        -0.37
                        -0.37
                        1.24
                        0.09

                        -0.61
                        0.43
                        0.09
                        0.43
                                                       -0.49
                                                       -0.37
                                                                     0.35
                                                                    
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ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997
Cesium-137
Lab
SD
SF
^ „ , .. ;,v^
vO/3* \!
i rPr^^* %;
J5i


V" St^
om
SN
^"?*ซ2i x*ปk' '•*'**
*•* S5€ป v'^
^luviVvv *
SR
ss
sx
sz
T
TD
•.•A V. VV.V W V. V
,vTH;
^sIXj^
s^f'M'"~
NixA-^Js?
TQ
Wf
Hf
;1JAJ
UK
UPv
?^B^.
>VA~Jx
VC
VH
VI
v i * sซ*
Vtl.
"^jTUf •.

vo
VT
JY~,
:^fM
WO
WR
WW
X
XA
?P~
XD
XF
• =
0 s
Res. 1
23.0
17.0
^M~Wgv-'^ •* vvwsjr^i***' *2~
X*5 ฐ^ ^S v\,^*v ' ' ^ /""•'/''
\ *vX*% \\Vrt''.,**' .vV^v-vC' v"
23.0


;>•:" :• , ;^*- M/^Al-t
^ ^5"
23.0
xijC^X1" "^y^ I* ' '•NSXitO *^ -.
o" * v v~>x ^Cv^^v1^*'
*-&&^v: ^™iiซvWvv*^vv^*rtv-A.v^
21.0
22.0
21.0
24.0
25.0
23.0
^SS%-.VAWAVV- y,v,s vvvvvvvvvvv,
t.'V^x^." <:
•A"' ' ฐ~ o •\\4r
VV- ป^ ,','',t- •-"'
^'•i,,, ^l-^'Y-X^
22.0
ppp?::;;
S|l;|::
^^^H%1\ '
25.0
.,s__.25.0^
vxltr^^v^'1^
^Y-^yfeyi^xf
"""•""•'22^—
23.0
22.0
ซ,^.ซ^ v, j^ v-5 ~
• - ^,-, -'x-^ \, s
'-i'-^'O , x-" / •-'
%\^ '\'V^ ,^sfC'- '
24.0
25.0
23.0_
^i^;^\J
21~6
20.0
18.0
26.0
24.0
v tl .^lk\ ป'
23.0
22.0
Res. 2 Res. 3
22.0
22.0
•^5S"-ซ\-ซi. ^•T^v^-^'^'^r'v — "• "
vi?'iv ซ %•• ^ ""^ X*!*" "T^ ^ „ "V-" % ^ %,
xtviyj ^Xv^Sv^ h, s^"1 ^
23.0


^V * ;^^^s™hi'^, ' '
.ซ_,_,_ป..

22.0_^
VfW^O^VA-AWJW.^,^ VVA^^^^.^
Nvv\>-i! *V!%งss*N^v1* ซ. v*^ \\ v
OviXUvC, w'fci?*;^ vw^^-Xv-v-.X vv "•>
19.0
22.0
18.0
21.0
21.0
27.0
V X>^v ซ •...v.y.vv.wv \Vlv. \v s vvv v
C-A^is^'V. - '
V ^ " ^ ^ Ofl.^ VN..'' ^
-\ >s * •5;'- ^^i>^:x-'\,;A,-
26.0
,_26.0_
'^ ^5\^4\r V •,"- v *
^ .ป?:/yf ^\* - ^
22.0
24.0
^22.0
'"v ^ ^r ' " •^•••~~^v~~
•-t: - W- ' >•> •
-" ,"> ' . ™V™, v- sf' v\
ปx'- * ."> >v, X \ -
22.0
26.0
22.0
X.\^ ' -J^ sV-"> % \ /"
19.0
22.0
22.0
24.0
23.0

23.0
18.0
23.0
22.0
^N' -'X^"'\;>
^ % s w i ~-f

23.0


\ '-•-'"
2sTo
22.0
™\<\^ xs 5 f
\"" ^ "• ^
i W V.N VV* X
20.0
22.0
21.0
23.0
24.0
19.0
V VVV % fV.
**Y
y
' " v- -

22.0
•• %
^ i
"" vv v^v C
25.0
24.0
"v * -,
v. ^
22.0
24.0
26.0
•>•• v1-1^^ %'^ v
"• x-ซ ^ "-^s ^

" ,-""1." "

25.0
26.0
24.0
'" " \ v
20.0
23.0
20.0
29.0
24.0

23.0
23.0
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
X s
Exper.
Sigma
0.58
2.89
^v *" ;% " v ""v v v
sx ^ 5
V Vซ "V^ ^V -. " V
0.00


VVV V> ' V v V
1.00
^ ^m,0.58
, ^"••X.V f^ff ^ ^
^v-,V ^ % ^ '•.'>•
V^X^V V AW
1.00
0.00
1.73
1.53
2.08
4.00
•. V V vป V,, VVV



svV
1.73

>

0.58
1.00


0.00
0.58
2.31
V ^^v. ^
A
• "~ , -••

1.53
0.58
1.00

1.00
1.53
2.00
2.52
0.58

0.00
2.65
Rng anal
(R + SR) Average
0.118
0.591
^N.v ^v ^ •• *-">-l
^; s •• ^^ '

0.000


v *• ^ vv\ "•
0.236
0.118
''T % V ^ t
S ->• X vr
•> ^ v,X* ^.-iviv v
0.236
0.000
0.354
0.354
0.473
0.945
V V VV

--


0.354
sฐ ,


0.118
0.236


0.000
0.118
0.473
\ v ^ *' "? l *
-x-" ,%


0.354
0.118
0.236
V
0.236
0.354
0.473
0.591
0.118

0.000
0.591
22.67
20.33
* ^ v"\ v %V ^ ^ " v * "X"" % s
V ^^"^V - *•
V "• S Xv, ,". V V. V. ..
23.00


,v , ' ' ,;•> '
24.00
22^33
% V V X ^ i. ^
v A \ \v\^
" V V \W •- V
20.00
22.00
20.00
22.67
23.33
23.00
J-. V VV V ^ VA V


1 "* *•*• \
v v ^vv'"" v v
21.00
/>!"'
, ;' ; •

25.33
25.00


22.00
23.67
23.33
*w\ % \ """J ^" ""-"^

V
s ^ - ^ 0 "" "" ^
23.67
25.67
23.00
" s ^ 0' *i ' ""
20.00
21.67
20.00
26.33
23.67

23.00
21.00
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
41/43
j
Normalized deviation
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-0.03
-0.84
^v- o ^? " " \;^ v ™vXl sv v"^"" v -.-v
-0.95
-0.26
-0.95
-0.03
0.20
0.09
vv VVVV V, V V.V VV V,(AV,^VVVV V. V

- "''' >\ ':' >V'~
•x - ~ -.,.-- ••i,Vi- ,
™\ป* , ~; N ^r\\ , ,
-0.61
„>- ;* ' \:, ^--';ฐ '
" ' I >
^ ^ ^^ ' ^ s^
0.90
_0.78 	
;^,Y™AV^
- " "" } ,-i.
-0.26
0.32
0.20
i ' ™* j, "T~r,™r?-"^ -\5r
, - V ,,Y , * X T v"
1 ™C = x" ;-"~Vi\ v^v i-
\ x - " % r ป; ,% ซ' \"
0.32
1.01
0.09
'- '>:' ' \' T ">:-'-
-0.95
-0.37
-0.95
1.24
0.32
<
0.09
-0.61
It s Above
Ji = Below
0.23
-0.58
\"\ •'"^XX^" % ''ii^v^v
s\^ ^su^;;\ ,V*V v
^> V "" V V VVVV^ V V 1
0.35


s, ' . . ' . o^V*'-'"'"-
0.69
0.12 	 	
'•^X- v , ^^ V ^
\ , v "• ^X t s v ^ ^ \
V Vv v% "• V VVV l'
-0.69
0.00
-0.69
0.23
0.46
0.35
VVV VV V.VV VV. f, V-v. V V
; \ *v'i;-,tT;{\
"•
,\\, ' ' , -Os- N , V.
"' ,, , ~~ -'*
-0.35
! x; ;'r5 o* -;
.. ^V'J-f'
>•> , •
1.15
1.04
" ' ~ ,!"' . *
, . , " - "•
0.00
0.58
0.46
vw^vvvv. ^^vvvv v^v
"^ ฐ 'x ^Y " %o* - v*
vv-- ^ *"" v; ^ Xv " >_
•• "••• s A% "" w
0.58
1.27
0.35
„•••. ^ * * Sv' ' *
-0.69
-0.12
-0.69
1.50
"0.58
X \
0.35
-0.35
control limit
control limit

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42 / 43 ESD-LV Performance
Cesi uxn-137

Average Tag
11.00 x
12.67 x
18.33
19.00
19.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.33
20.33
20.67
20.67
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.33
21.67
21.67
21.67
21.67
21.67
21.67
21.67
21.67
21.67
21.67
22.00
22.00

• = No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
v^

Data sorted
Lab
QZ
FL
BA
FE
EX
ww
wo
sx
SR
SF
BL
NH
GQ
XF
TQ
RK
QT
EL
A
RR
LR
L
m
DE
D
BM
WR
SC
RU
Q
PW
OM
NK
DD
CA
C
VC
ss

Average
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.33
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
22.67
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.33
23.33
Evaluation: Blind-B, 15-Apr-1997

by Laboratory Average
Tag Lab
E
BK
AZ
AH
SN
MV
MP
JS
JE
IU
EB
BN
SZ
SD
S
OB
LT
K
I
AU
AP
AK
XD
W
TD
SI
QW
QP
P
N
JY
JG
FJ
BC
BB
AW
AE
VI
T
Average
23.33
23.33
23.33
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
23.67
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.33
24.33
24.33
24.33
24.33
24.33
24.67
24.67
24.67
25.00
25.00
25.33
25.67
25.67
26.00
26.33
26.33
29.33
29.33
32.00
41.67
44.00
222.00
TAG SYMBOLS tt s
x = Determined to be an outlier JJ- =
^


Tag Lab
PB
O
CS
XA
VO
VH
PM
NJ
JM
HK
DO
BO
SM
QX
QU
HP
M
KX
DT
CX
CP
BH
LF
CJ
AF
UP
CE
UK
VT
CO
HL
X
QM
LE
AL
x PD
x CC
x AJ
x NO
Above control limit
Below control limit

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Cesium-137

 % responding labs
Frequency distribution
 10-
                   -4            -20+2            +4
                     Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
 % responding labs
Frequency distribution
 20-
 10-
                   -4-20+2            +4
                     Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average

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