&EPA
            United States
            Environmental Protection
            Agency
           Office of Research and
           Development
           Washington, DC 20460
EPA/600/R-99/018
February 1999
Blind-A Performance
Evaluation Study
            A Statistical Evaluation of
            the October 20, 1998 Data

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              Blind-A
    Performance Evaluation Study
         October 20, 1998
   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
                                   (702/798-2100)
Dear Participant,

   Enclosed are the results of the Environmental Sciences Division (ESD-LV)
Performance Evaluation Study for Blind-A; October 20,1998.
   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,
                                          Stephen 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 Alpha
Statistical Summary
        175 Participants
The known value of this nu elide is 30.1 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 7.5; the control limits
are 17.1 to 43.1; the warning regions are 17.1 to 21.4 and 38.8 to 43.1
53(30.3 %) Failed to respond .
5(2.9 %) Outliers •*
1 (0.6 %) Out of control '
     but not an outlier


         Statistic
                               106(60.6 %) Within all limits
               Respondents
1O(5.7 %) 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
                    34.81
                    33.08
                  1094.21
                    95.02
                    15.66
                     0.14
                    29.33
                    -2.55
                    -0.02
 Grand Avg 30.01
              5.15
             26.55
             17.17
              -0.31
              -0.02
             29.00
              -3.65
              -0.21
7(5.7 %) More than 3 norm. S.D. -.^
 10(8.2 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D.
                            73(59.8 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                                          of known value
                    32(26.2 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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Gross Alpha
Lab
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29.8
26.9
33.5
38.1
25.9
30.2
33.5
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26.3
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0.96
1.46
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1.93
0.78
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0.68
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0.67
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Gross Alpha
Lab
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2.89
1.06
0.52
4.04
0.323
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0.630
25.97
27.87
26.60
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1.44
3.16
0.016
0.284
0.315
0.142
0.268
0.417
0.213
0.488
31.70
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32.07
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                               TAG SYMBOLS
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                                                     ft s Above control limit
                                                     ^ 3 Below control limit

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Gross Alpha
Lab
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27.6
45.1
34.1
31.1
25.4
r^v^i'"*- s
l^-ซ c^,^
32.1
28.5
22.9
No data submitted
Insufficient data
- - * - ~<\
\?:&* x"'
0.06
0.45
1.10
1.04
1.55
0.89
2.57
2.71
0.87
0.72
v" "% ^ *\
' \{f\f'\
3.89
0.76
1.46
Rnganal
(R + SR)
I
Normalized deviation
Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
^^^^'^V-'f^^^^
, ' ''-i,.-}sl<>\!';-'
, -•$ป "A %V- -
0.339
- ',. ;.'; ฐ'"s::- ,','
0.496
, ~~ -.-^--"^Xv'i
0.158
•'v' "V;^v- ,y'f-
34.17
^/-v", ', ™^7-,"' "•'-,ป
31.83
oj>:^:;,^:;*ry
28.00
$:j >*&$&.•>?•'*<.'
"'Ir^^;'*1 F
.'.!<• --<^..s •
? . * * s -
v l ••
0.96
x -""i-5 v> y-~"v
' *" ^ •• i ""
0.42
^t -|ง;;; : "
-0.46
' „- A ^ - "^*if ^ A , ^^, ^ '„ s ^ *'*^ K C^V-%^ "•• **v*%^*1 V ^^ ^ -
^>*tf%"%,,' " * "VV*'i\ >*•''> ^^AX " -.^^^V'*" % ^'•>'V"'>''<>^''N-XV^ %\ "*'
0.622
.,-Uv^'xVi
; '"- i'X ''/' "ซ
V. ^ ^vV ?
0.087
0.134
- VX:V"V,
"" % ^ ' f ^ฅ ' " '*.
0.260
V "*^',}',' ^
•••••>, , - , ^
-.'•• , ' '
0.244
0.024
0.244
0.102
0.047
0.016
0.150
0.079
0.473
^ /' ^ "%" A , ' "^ -
0.331
„ Oi638
- - , , - / ...
•„-, ^-.v~ -
':".~i,~ ,\ -, '-'/' ;V'V'
' s* ' s
^ ' ' *'v ^ ;
<: '*, '•> ' "•
.. % w j -
' "•• < •• ''/'
0.008
0.071
0.165
0.142
0.236
0.134
0.394
0.417
0.126
0.102
•/. : , " ' ~x"> • -^
w?- v--n
0.583
0.110
0.213
43.10
•', ';4^J"r .'"•'. * -:/
""-;^ " '{f '< it;-' " ,' \.' O

42.67
28.60
' •• •• ' s' A -'1V'\
•• "^s S ^ - * ' ซ1 ^ S ^
- •>, ti, ••' \*
31.67
v- --'VX.x-
29.90
31.50
26.97
23.07
22.50
23.60
26.37
29.77
27.03
' >v'-'; - ' :'''"
32.77
3.02
-,'L ' \ ^ r
xV%" ">'' *'' •* '" '
' /'V ^s , ,*'
2.92
-0.32
:^ป^;*f?
•• l A" .. Vs* v-" s% v ^ ^ ' -
;^:V>V
0.94
T"3^^">?- V'-"''
0.40
•^i>~\fs W"^ .•:
-1 ;&*: ,- *;-
j-0.48_^ 	
\ * ^j v%jk" ' ' '''"'ป
r\c;-:!< t}^.
3.00
'-v.-JT-'*" ;*>-
/-', >s; ^ s.'!v 1 \^ 0^v ,';
* ~ \ " '\ 7ป'rJ-
-0.05
0.32
-0.72
-1.62
-1.76
-1.50
-0.86
-0.08
-0.71
t ' -. \. -"/C '^^' ..
0.64 0.62
'-:,3i4:87'/-,, ..'66.70 ' '^ซ6.%l'r^x* '
'-"\V\ ,, ,, , '0
' ; ' v / %< i f. *,
- :--'':^v; ^
^ ^ *'- -y. x • '-x -x- *<• '^"-;?%,.
y.vW^ v''ts.,;--<4
37.43
36.67
32.37
30.40
28.97
27.90
44.43
31.77
31.50
25.03
...v.y . ซ,...0 ,^ .^W,^^Y^
-? ;~4N!H5; f • I- "- '•*•/-'
30.70
28.17
23.53
TAG SYMBOLS
x s Determined to be an outlier
' *• ' *
''•^3'%> k
';':;K"V-'"
•y> ,^' <, ••••_ '
X" '"*' '^ ''' ' ป's ',
' J-A -' \'
:,:>•" -•..,-/<: ''^- ,/i;- --
*t,c<^'*' . -'"r;; '•'•' - - .-*'
" 1.72
1.54
0.55
0.09
-0.24
-0.49
3.33
0.41
0.35
-1.15
t v^,-!;x~'<-!;
'r"'!u "•-:>,'*•",
0.16
-0.42
-1.49
ft s Above
II s Below
1.69
1.52
0.52
0.07
-0.26
-0.51
3.31 ft
0.38
0.32
-1.17
"Y1" f^-.tf.t.^ , ^ ^ •. ^ '
,r-"V;; ;- •
0.14
-0.45
-1.52
control limit
control limit

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                 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation:  Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                                                          7/28
Gross Alpha
Lab
Res. 1
                   Exper.   Rng anal            Normalized deviation
Res. 2     Res. 3    Sigma   (R + SR)   Average  (grand-avg) (known) Tag
TT>
 44.8
                                                         22.40
                                                         33.30
                                                         23.83
                                                         29.33
                                              0.236
                                              0.087
                                         _
                                                         27.80
                                                         39.97
                                                         38.90
                                                         27.37
Average
       Tag
          Data sorted by Laboratory Average
        Lab | Average	Tag	Lab  | Average
                   Tag
                     Lab
   21.07
   21.67
                  CE
                  CJ
                22.33
                22.40
NH
TN
22.50
22.97
QW
XN
 • = No data submitted
 0 = Insufficient data
                             TAG SYMBOLS
                       x s Determined to be an outlier
                                                  1t s Above control limit
                                                  •li = Below control limit

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8/28 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation:
Gross Alpha

Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998

1

Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag
23.07
23.23
23.50
23.53
23.60
23.83
24.03
24.50
24.80
25.00
25.03
25.33
25.37
25.37
25.47
25.47
25.53
25.57
25.97
26.03
26.27
26.33
26.37
26.40
26.50
26.60
26.60
26.77
26.87
26.90
26.97
27.03
27.17
27.20
27.30
27.37
27.50
27.50

• e No data submitted
0 s Insufficient data
Lab
QU
HI
AW
T
QX
TY
VH
DD
KE
XI
SO
LF
XL
HL
I
CA
JS
DZ
EV
WW
HP
FL
QZ
BH
KT
FF
AJ
UQ
L
C
QT
RD
AZ
WH
CP
WE
FJ
DT

Average Tag
27.80
27.87
27.87
27.90
28.00
28.00
28.03
28.17
28.30
28.37
28.60
28.77
28.97
28.97
29.00
29.17
29.33
29.33
29.40
29.77
29.77
29.80
29.90
30.27
30.27
30.40
30.40
30.67
30.70
31.27
31.33
31.50
31.50
31.67
31.67
31.67
31.70
31.77
31.83
Lab
VO
EX
CX
SI
OS
AE
E
sx
VI
XM
PM
BN
SG
A
DB
XF
U
JM
K
BB
MF
JE
QP
BA
AK
X
SF
EO
ss
AL
NJ
SN
QQ
Q
LR
D
GQ
SM
OF
Average
32.07
32.20
32.27
32.37
32.67
32.77
32.87
32.97
33.30
33.57
33.93
34.00
34.13
34.17
34.77
35.00
35.57
35.67
35.83
36.40
36.67
37.43
38.13
38.77
38.90
38.90
39.20
39.97
40.30
42.23
42.67
43.00
43.10
44.43
51.53
57.67
61.63
250.83
314.87
TAG SYMBOLS 1t m
x s Determined to be an outlier !)• =
Tag Lab
ID
JQ
BM
SD
UP
RI
AF
DE
TQ
BS
BB
NA
AU
O
AH
BK
VJ
AR
WR
BC
S
RZ
JN
BO
W
KX
TD
VT
HK
LL
PG
GZ
P
1t SL
x EB
x FN
x WO
x CS
x RK
Above control limit
Below control limit

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                 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998             9/28

Gross Alpha

 % responding labs	Frequency distribution
 10-
  QJ-r
     -6            -4           -2            0           +2            +4            +6
                     Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value


 % responding labs	Frequency distribution
  0*—t
     •6            -4            -20           +2            +4            +6
                    Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average

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                  ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                  10/28
Radium-226                         Statistical Summary                      175 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 4.5 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 0.7; the control limits
are 3.3 to 5.7; the warning regions are 3.3 to 3.7 and 5.3 to 5.7
91 (52.O %) Failed to respond
3(1.7%) Outliers
13(7.4 %) Out of control	
      but not an outlier


        Statistic
                62(35.4 %) Within all limits
Respondents
*• 6(3.4 %) 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
      4.71
      1.41
      1.98
     29.90
      4.64
      0.15
      4.47
     -0.74
     -0.02
   Grand Avg 4.53
               0.98
               0.97
              21.72
               0.57
               0.03
               4.40
              -2.22
              -0.10
16(19.O %) More than 3 norm. S.D. •,
6(7.1 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D.*
            .42(50.0 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                          of known value
    • 2O(23.8 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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11/28
Radium-226
Lab Res. 1
A
AE
AF
"AlB><
AJ
AK
AL^
AU
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
•BO-.'
BH
BK
BM
BN
BO
BS
C
CA
CE
CJ
•-<60;
'',CP'-
CJS _
DB
DE
m.
DO
DT
DZ
E
EB
EL
EO
• =
0 =
5.1
4.0
jl.2^
^Jr^vjv^
8.3
4.3
	 _4J^^f
1.6
4.4
4.2
4.0
5.8
,,, . .4-6_
4.6
4.6_
"4.4
2.6
t 	 4.4_
5.0
4.2
5.0
	 j4.7_
jr-,"--*,"''"0'-''5 V>V '•.
-'V' '";"•&*'. ' :<*"'
v,l4vL.'
'V~4.8'"_
4.6
3.9
5.0
4.7
4.0
5.0
, ,.. 4:3,
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
Res. 2
4.8
4.1
-I?...,.
v" "J" "r555
7.4 "
5.9
Jb?-.. -
1.6
4.5
4.5
4.2
6.7
,>;8,,,.
4X)
4.7
•• ^ .. ^ ,. *•"• •> '4
4.4
3.5
4.4
'-" 	 - y>>",^5
•' -''^ -'--/, -"
4.8
4.4
4.1
4.9
'!/?^J%*-'
;*' 'l^/.-C ',
--4-0,,,,
.. '4.9 _"
^4.6^
4.0
4.0
4.4
3.8
5.1
4.3
Res. 3
4.5
4.1
_4.1_
^':;g^v?
6.3
4.1
52 t
.X- ',-V'S'^/- '
1.6
4.6
4.5
3.4
7.1
4.6 %
4.2
, ,., ,4'ฎ...
4.4
2.9
^^_4.4_
4.7
x 4.1
3.9
4.4
i.-V;^- \f-:
X-"i>.
,"./4-6,"
r -.5-ฐ -
..4:7./.
^^ J\ / •.*"*'%
4.5
4.2
4.0
3.9
5.3
4.3
' ^ ' '"•
No data submitted
Insufficient
data
X s
Exper. Rng anal
Sigma (R + SR) Average
0.30
0.06
___J0.21
^ -!",' ^J ?;:;'",'
i.oo
0.99
0.64
- ••/, ','
6.00
0.10
0.17
0.42
0.67
J3.15
0.31
0.06
0.00
0.46
0.00
0.15
0.15
'% '^'•^ s •^*-> * ^
0.59
0.25
"*s,^v< \
**\/t& &-*'-^ -
0.32
X ^* A%^^^ *>% ^ ""^ '
'" ' ~" f S ,"• ' /
*' '%*iฃ-'v ^^ ฐ
0.10
^0.06
' ^ C. i J' ^ ?
"" " fj '•'•. --^ ••
* s ** ' v " J"''S
0.32
0.53
0.35
0.10
0.15
JXOO
0.506
0.084
0.338
^V'**
2.310
1.988
1.024
0.000
0.169
0.253
0.675
1.185
0.263
0.506
0.084
0.000
0.759
o.qoo
0.253
0.253
0.928
0.422
','"
"- ^ '*?.•'
0.506
0.169
' 7' j*'
0.084
>-^
T':" :<
0.506
0.844
0.591
0.169
0.253
0.000
4.80
4.07
,,4:,27
C't'v,?> •' ,t- \ '
7.33
4.77
4.47
^Av%- 'ฃ "7^<
V " '/i " " '*'*' **"''* ,
^ *^>'1' \% ''*/ i" *V -.'V*''''
L60
4.50
4.40
3.87
6.53
4.63
, '"; •• -;^-^-ซ-_; •ป•
4.27
4.63
C- 1, ''••'?' "
4.40
3.00
_,4.40
4.83
4.23
• \?- fx* ' '",'':
4.33
4.67
' " '"*- . '# " \ ;- c~
% ';,-* ',-/ •'/ /'\
'^ 4.23^
r ' ' ', >**• t,(; *'
4.90
4.63
4.13
4.40
4.37
3.90
5.13
4.30
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
Normalized deviation
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
0.68
-1.14
	 ;0.64__
yr^'*v***^v\
6.95
0.60
t 	 ^ue.^,
-7.24
-0.06
-0.31
-1.63
4.97
0.27
-0.64
0.27
-0.31
-3.77
_-0.31 	
' ^ % •C't ' ' * - ,>\%
0.76
-0.72
-0.48
0.35
~V?f >; ': '/'-/?
/?'4\'><^ -&'•>• ;-/>
s'__-0.72
' '"-^s ••'*'•- * N%'" X^''
0.93
0.27
<.<• V1 ,-v- -. ^
-0.97
-0.31
-0.39
-1.55
1.50
-0.56
ft s Above
li s Below
0.74
-1.07
-0.58
^"4F>v:r>
7.01 tt'
0.66
-0.08
-7^18 $
0.00
-0.25
-1.57
5.03 tt
0.33
-0.58
0.33
-0.25
-3.71 li
-0.25
0.82
-0.66
\j^v % ^ ••_, ^ ^ *
-0.41
0.41
% ^ <•.:•- ^ ?-<*' *'•''-
x, •'"'''' ';- •*' ,
-0.66
0.99
0.33
-0.91
-0.25
-0.33
-1.48
1.57
-0.49
- -_ • ป •
control limit
control limit

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                 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                                                 12/28
Radium-226
Lab     Res. 1
                   Exper.   Rng anal
Res. 2     Res. 3    Sigma   (R + SR)
                                                                 Normalized deviation
                                                        Average  (grarid-avg) (known) Tag
                                                           2.27      -5.59      -5.53
                                      0.15     0.253
                                               0253
                                       .46     0.759
                                      0.31     0.506
                                      0.10     0.169
          5.5
   5.9
                              4.1
0.95
1.988
4.17
5.17
-0.89
 1.59
-0.82
 1.65
• = No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
                    TAG SYMBOLS
             x s Determined to be an outlier
                                                                      e Above control limit
                                                                      = Below control limit

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13/28
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
Radium-226
                                        Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
Lab    Res. 1    Res. 2     Res. 3     Sigma   (R + SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
                                                                2.90      -4.02      -3.96
PG        6.3         7.8       J7.0       0.75      1.506        7.03      J5.21      6.27    IT
Q
QM
QQ
QT
QU
QZ

RD
BI
RK
3.5
2.8

4.9
2.1
4.9
 4.2
,^-v/
 5.1
3.7
 3.4
 2.9

 4.9
 2.4
 5.9
 4.4
_ -^ '?;
 4.9
4.0
                                3.4
                                3.1
                                W
                                5.4
                                2.0
                                5.7
                                4.3
                               ->''---
                                5.1
             3.5
 0.06
 0.15
 ^
 0.29
 0.21
 0.53
 0.10
"'---V'
 o!l2
                                          0.25
                                        0.084
                                        0.253
                                        . ir ,"
                                        0.422
                                        0.338
                                        0.844
                                        0.169
                                        - ,/-\"\
                                        0.169
                              0.422
                                           3.43
                                           2.93
                                           7I7.'
                                           5.07
                                           2.17
                                           5.50
                                           4.30
                                           "   ;
                                           5.03
                                                      3.73
                                                       -2.70
                                                       -3.94
                                                         v "
                                                        1.34
                                                       -5.84
                                                        2.41
                                                                            .56
                                                        1.26
                                                                                     -2.64
                                                                                     -3.88
                                                                                     ; ..... T-
                                                                                     1.40
                                                                                     -5.77
                                                                                     2.47
                                                                                     1.32
                                  -1.96
                                                                                     -1.90
                                                                                  :''.;--%,:* *->;
                                                                                   . -V,'—!,!-  .-', •• wx *,-
                                                                                   ' :,-    ฐ\- ' '/- -•ป•
                                                                                      OX''-„-''' •
                                                                                     -0.66
                                                                                      1.90
                                                                                     -1.24
                                                                                  ->;••-•• ^;tH"ซK\',

                                                                                  ^::i9;46,p','x;;
                                                                                   wtf, -'" '••t- ;;-"."  -,.' ' v,
                                                                                  :,,:>'  '  iv ,- ,' • .,.;

                                                                                      7.67    ft
                                                                                  ^^^•.^^y.^ .„,,,„ ,, ,.
ss
sx
T
4.4
4.2
4.7
4.7
4.1
4.6
4.6
4.3
4.9
0.15
0.10
0.15
0.253
0.169
0.253
4.57
4.20
4.73
0.10
-0.81
0.51
0.16
-0.74
0.58
 • s No data submitted
 0 = 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-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                                                        14/28
 Radium-226
 Lab
Res. 1    Res. 2
           Exper.   Rng anal            Normalized deviation
  Res. 3    Sigma  (R + SR)   Average  (grand-avg) (known) Tag
TD
4.4
 0.084
                                 4.47
                                                           -0.15
                                                                            -0.08
          5.4       5.4       4.4      0.58     0.844        5.07      1.34      1.40
 UQ      4.1       4.3       4.2      0.10     0.169        4.20      -0.81     -0.74
.vv-+Ny<^vv^v^v^^                       ^w^w^ AV^SVAV^ vMWซ^mw^sj^AH?^         '^t^ Wฅ*5^?^J VX*^s%?N^\!^vw~^\'^'
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15/28 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
Radium-226
Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag Lab
3.33 M
3.43 Q
3.73 RK
3.73 HL
3.77 W
3.87 BA
3.90 L
3.90 EB
3.93 U
4.00 SD
4.00 MF
4.00 I
4.07 ID
4.07 AE
4.13 DT
4.17 NH
4.20 UQ
4.20 SX
4.23 CS
4.23 CA
4.23 RZ
4.27 TQ
4.27 BH
4.27 AF
4.30 GQ
4.30 QZ
Average Tag Lab
4.30 EO
4.33 CE
4.37 WH
4.37 E
4.40 TN
4.40 DZ
4.40 BO
4.40 BM
4.40 AZ
4.47 TD
4.47 AL
4.50 K
4.50 AW
4.53 HK
4.57 SS
4.60 JX
4.63 DE
4.63 BK
4.63 BC
4.67 CJ
4.73 T
4.77 O
4.77 JS
4.77 AK
4.80 XL
4.80 JE
Average Tag
4.80
4.83
4.87
4.90
5.03
5.07
5.07
5.13
5.17
5.17
5.17
5.27
5.43
5.43
5.47
5.50
5.93 ft
6.10 ft
6.13 ft
6.53 ft
7.03 ft
7.33 ft
7.60 ft
8.07 x
8.53 x
12.37 x


Lab
A
C
XA
DB
RD
UP
QQ
EL
XM
X
NJ
S
FN
HP
VI
QU
XI
VA
WO
BB
PG
AJ
SM
VT
VH
SI
% responding labs Frequency distribution

„ ,, — -• — •-••••Illlllllf ll. I . • .
ฐ -'6 "4 ' -2 T I T V2 ' ?4 T
Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
% responding labs Frequency distribution

••I .• 1 - - 	 --
n - — •- -. •-•••-••••••.••--•I- •• - -- -

-6 -4 -2 6 +2 +4
Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average
• s No data submitted TAG SYMBOLS ft = Above control
0 s Insufficient data x = Determined to be an outlier II s Below control
-f
+6



"1

+6

limit
limit

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                  ESD-LV Performance Evaluation:  Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                  16/28
Radium-228                        Statistical Summary                      175 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 1.5 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 0.4; the control limits
are 0.8 to 2.2; the warning regions are 0.8 to 1.0 and 2.0 to 2.2
1O2(58.3 %) Failed to respond;
7(4.0 %) Outliers	
16(9.1 %) Out of control —
      but not an outlier


         Statistic
                 36(20.6 %) Within all limits
Respondents
' 14(8.O %) 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
      2.48
      2.18
      4.77
     87.90
     65.66
      0.45
      1.93
     28.89
      0.20
   Grand Avg 1.92
               0.51
               0.26
              26.50
              27.85
               0.82
               1.88
              25.56
               0.75
23(31.5 %) More than 3 norm. S.D.,
14(19.2 %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D. •
           ,• 17(23.3 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           of known value
     19(26.0 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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17/28
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A,
Radivun-228
Lab
A
AE
,,AF__
AJ
AK
AL
„
3*K-.'<;'?
Res. 1
0.9
1.3
1.8
2.6
1.9
1.5
v \fKwff v^yfffffff ••fyp* A
^V;v%v"N:;'>;
A>'';• ซ4
1.9
^,.^'V ',
1.7

<< -" , ,^ _
1.5
2.9
2.0
2.6
1.6
1.6
' " "" f- ' - *

Res. 2
1.7
1.8
__1.8_
1.6
1.6
1.3
,'kvS^-; !*K
:-,-;>,' ป>•?=
Res. 3
2.9
2.0
2.2 ^
2.0
1.8
1.1
_
^:^'-:^
"•/ ';"''• ~ j.;'-"
j*. . . > s ,
$;^&&^^'
\v ,'•- \/ ' ^ * *- --^ ••'. v
2.8
1.4
1.3
3.0
-^ .>*;-v^
2.8
1.8
.'.-.,„"?.ฃ
^,f "'" V'-'--'<
^_.,.2.3_
;^yjT^ r;
1.6
;-; ' ;^C
2.9
1.7
f'-;?^
1.0

i— \; v - '-'
- ,-^^^r;
2.0

1.7

X;> ^%
1.7
2.3
2.0
1.8
0.4
2.1
*,~ * — ซ** •?•?•
--~ . • * *\>
- •> , , -.,M, ,
3.1
1.8
„,„„ Jt4.
2.6
:~'vV',4!""\
2.6
1.8
2.1
vx;^>lv" ^
Ul.i-i^
"'V^ Z>^'; : "
"L7
;\'?/3^:''
3.1
1.4
U^SJ^
1.0

'*-* ' '"""- /"'\'-ฐ
^^ '*--;>
1.9
^ " * '"' ' •.
1.8

'T^vi'v
1.8
2.4
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.9
*,ป#*> \T.
' %'%VA ^^ , S ^ A%
data submitted
0 = Insufficient
data
X S
Exper.
Sigma
1.01
0.36
0.23
0"50
0.15
J).20
^;:^ .^
? *<•. s,-s * ? ** ••
-.\ \ - '"*\--
->/-- •' ซ:-"c' '•- /
0.21
0.31
0.10
0.21
- "*\ ' '',,'!"
0.36
0.06
0.10
'A , "' ' ••' - '/*'"'' ^
J0.40
•~ ' ,"'.'-
0.10
^y:Wp; .
0.70
0.62
^'4/^-;;,,;
0.06

'""'^A-^v'l,-' '^'
v'v-;;-;l^> )
0.06
'' ' ' *-S
0.06

'',--' s-'-- -' ;^
0.15
0.32
0.29
0.57
0.76
0.25
,/,.7..-.. ,-;.v
' 1-S/ v
Rng anal
20-Oct-1998

Normalized deviation
(R + SR) Average (grand-avg) (known)
4.721
1.064
0.591
1.908
0.443
0.591
,> * -"-^ ' ^ ™ ls~-^"!^
*'-',-" •'<"• 4 -c • :>^s-'^ปv
^<^^;'*" ~'y*\*"\'
^r;v?v4:^
0.591
0.886
0.295
0.591
\--_ ;V;Y>;:V;\:
1.064
0.148
0.295 	
"'"'* "/-:;V \?ฐ
*1.064
,^;;yr^\.-^>^-
0.295
"'-2^52-^ ^'^
2.752
2.470
^:;'^Vnงt
0.148

'"••'/ "•-'/"' '' ,<
A'=V ;^^Y-;:
0.148
,/'":H-'^ ", ,.'' 1
0.148
^ ^ •. ^., }{•**• ' "

0.443
0.886
0.738
2.189
3.033
0.738
1.83
1.70
1.93
2.07
1.77
1.30
^;S^"Tf
^X-x /^'V\
!\<;-~ -r '*-*","*
J *• * A
v*"'(>f<\f "
••''' X'*^*'^' •.
2.87
1.47
JL.30
2.83
''V J , ' % s /}
2.50
1.83
2-iq^l
•VC- ''';'f%-
^l.,8.?ป,lป.
,;;,;-! • „'/ -
1.60
^/•':'^
2.60
1.90
-S-Sv^
0.97

• , •'' ''•.' '-"' ',- ••
:;^>r,"''"
1.93
' '>;,!,''"- '/ ,
1.73

; ,- ' ' ,'V''-V -
1.67
2.53
1.83
1.97
1.27
1.87
"?v;%v/ - "-'^>--r^v::
^ •ซ -.--'^, , ^ .. •>•., j ' •*
A* ? ' •• " *
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined to be an outlier
-0.37
-0.94
0.07
0.65
-0.65
-2.67
1.44
0.87
1.88
2.45
1.15
-0.87
^^^,^r.,.
-?'<^^:}r;,J", >S^W
> % - ' -M-^-^; "-- " •• ^\ "
-^\}/r:-,.
4.11
-1.95
-2.67
3.96
"•'*,'?.{'* ^ "' ' \ '
2.52
-0.37
0.79
',>' —---,
-0.37
/; -V-'';, , -
-1.38
%?!';•';'
2.95
-0.08
: >'>:>r:'.
-412

^ '"','" •'"' '- ''-•>'&
-'>':,; --}"/^;';
0.07
, • n,':- •'
-0.80

/:',',•;*
-1.09
2.67
-0.37
0.21
-2.82
-0.22
JT* '''•#/'" :
* l v '< '
tt s Above
li H Below
, , ^ s, ,
5.92
-0.14
-0.87
5.77

4.33
1.44
2.W
"f-'"^L:
1.44
n-'~A~^
0.43
,iฃi2:^
4.76
1.73
ฐr **.;}',*
-2.31

' s* %%'V%'ฐ s
^^4^
1.88

1.01

' ' - >:-•
0.72
4.47
1.44
2.02
-1.01
1.59
"•" •• v '

control
control
Tag


," ' *<
' s ' *


-,ป.^
<,;•"•:>'•;
V*x;,
„ v ^, ; /
- •o% ^
''it "

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ft'
> * v
^tt '
.,.<„ ;,.,,
-vs - !&- ",
',,.ปiV

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;" x
tt

};5?;;r
* -/*-

;~'A* ,<:
"t*','l

.' ป,


"*'

tt




* "

limit
limit

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                   ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                                                                      18/28
Radium-228

Lab    Res. 1    Res. 2    Res. 3
                                       Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
                                       Sigma   (R + SR)    Average  (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
HK       2.0        2.0       2.1      0.06     0.148
HL       1.5        1.6       1.4      0.10     0.295
HP       2.2        3.3       1.9      0.74     3.033
I          1.7        2.8       1.7      0.64     2.189
ID        2.2        1.9       1.6      0.30     0.886
                                                               2.03      0.50
                                                               1.50      -1.81
                                                               2.47      2.38
                                                               2.07      0.65
                                                               1.90      -0.08
                                                                                   2.31
                                                                                   0.00
                                                                                   4.19   ft
                                                                                   2.45
                                                                                   1.73
                                                               1.23      -2.96      -1.15
>> WWMI s •&••. * *ซ\ *i?so'i"'x ^ v* i v •• "V^r "•
            1.2        1.9       1.7      0.36      1.064
                                                               1.60      -1.38      0.43
  • s No data submitted
 0 = Insufficient data
                                       TAG SYMBOLS
                                x s= Determined to be an outlier
                                                                       ft s Above control limit
                                                                       U s Below control limit

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 19/28             ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A,  20-Oct-1998
 Radium-228
                                            Exper.    Rng anal               Normalized deviation
 Lab     Res. 1     Res. 2      Res. 3     Sigma   (R  + SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
?%!T^^
,""'  *S, ,-:••  *\-  '"' '"-;,•".', .*•'-•'--,', ;; t<," ,vV •!•  :''!;'-'<. "*"* ป
                        1.6         1.5       0.10       0.295         1.50      -1.81        0.00
 P          1.7        0.7         1.0       0.51       1.908         1.13      -3.40      ,jl;59
 Q          2.3        2.3         2.4       0.06       0.148         2.33       1.80        3.61    ft
                                     -         •
 QT         22         1.8         2.0       0.20      0.591         2.00       0.36        2.17
 QU         2.8         3.2         3.3       0.26      0.738         3.10       5.12        6.93    It
 ^   s-^ ซซss ^  •f.^ff.rrf-r-f.rf.fVff ^ fMfffffffff. ^^AAซซW ^   fl -.fปf •****.-,•,., ww^  . ' •* • -    v     * A % ซซ.*--%*  v-v v -w  f -.. ^vซ- • ซ -vtt. •--ซ -- - -v vv - xsvw  v
             2.1        3.5         3.2       0.74      3J033         2.93       4.40       6.21     ft


 RK        1.4        2.0         1.6       0.31      0.886         1.67       -1.09       0.72
 RZ         1.4         1.3         1.4       0.06      0.148          1.37       -2.39      -0.58
 S          1.2         2.5         3.8       1.30      6.408          2.50       2.52       4.33     ft
 SD         3.0         2.6         3.3       0.35      1.064          2.97       4.54       6.35     ft
I i^W^S^ ซฃ*--ซ••-;' ^^^"^v^-^-A-Sv; •'iC^^^V^r\>*^v^'V^ "^^ -*4--f-r ',,-> "; -VT^ViV
\ifiJJL >.'$.ffff "%•*•>$•• ^J-, •'"•y^-K^'- iv ^'" •-••'•-^ v '^A sSt'f'' ••- '^^t --^  v^^x/ts-J ^-•-.^•'v--'/''s ^X ^V' --v •"•"•''..•>'' '"" " ^ ^''"'!> * w'•"'•-\ i ''•'•'•'' ""iV', -V\s Vx ' '•^j'<< ^^ *••* ^""'''' ••'-•- .•'•^'•^ *' xx - s'1"* j " * %'
V^i^i**?'' s^-.J-3-.V  ' '-'•"':!'" '* •-  *''> Q!n^                       y^^;^^^?^^"^^^^"^^
^pSwLvj/.-j. -;,-'• \-'>O*>',•"v & V->"-j-V'y-' v. I -  xJ*ป*Cw',• - , ;"o ซ?>OJO ••;, ^s' ^"<&
•SSL.''V'; •,-;;,}•';-'--.' ',""/• -'ป
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                 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                                                      20/28
Radium-228

Lab    Res. 1     Res. 2    Res. 3
                          Exper.   Rng anal            Normalized deviation
                          Sigma   (R + SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
TD
0.2
                                           0.43
 Average
    Tag
  Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Lab | Average	Tag	Lab | Average
                                       Tag
                             Lab
    0.97
    1.00
               CS
               XI
1.13
1.13
WH
P
                                      1.23
                                      1.23
U
JS
 • = No data submitted
 0 = Insitfficient data
                          TAG SYMBOLS
                        Determined to be an outlier
                                 ft s Above control limit
                                 JJ s Below control limit

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21/28 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
Radium-228
Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag Lab
1.27 EL
1.30 XM
1.30 BA
1.30 AL
1.37 RZ
1.47 AZ
1.50 TN
1.50 O
1.50 HL
1.57 QZ
1.60 TD
1.60 NJ
1.60 C
1.67 TQ
1.67 SX
1.67 RK
1.67 DT
1.70 AE
1.73 DE
1.77 SS
1.77 AK
1.83 E

Average Tag Lab
1.83 BO
1.83 BK
1.83 A
1.87 SM
1.87 EO
1.90 L
1.90 CJ
1.90 ID
1.93 DB
1.93 AF
1.97 MF
1.97 EB
2.00 T
2.00 QT
2.03 XL
2.03 HK
2.07 AJ
2.07 I
2.10 K
2.10 UQ
2.10 UP
2.10 BM



Average Tag Lab
2.23 tT GQ
2.33 11 Q
2.37 ft FN
2.47 ft HP
2.50 ft S

2.50 ft BH
2.53 ft DZ
2.57 ft WR
2.60 ft CE
2.67 ft X

2.73 ft WO
2.83 ft BC
2.87 ft AW
2.93 ft RD
2.97 ft SD
3.10 ft QU
3.80 x W
4.30 x CA
4.83 x VI
7.70 x VT
8.37 x SI
10.13 x VH
15.70 x VA
% responding labs Frequency distribution

10' — -_- ______ _ — _____ — ___ _ ____ _ ____ — m
• — • ••- ป
0 .. • •-•„ -I.I L.Mllll 	 •„. . -.
-6 -4 -2 0 +2 +4 +6
Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
% responding labs Frequency distribution

., 	 	 •--ป-•--•• 	 -1
0 .. • •-•- .1-1 LilifiJI . .- -I... - . — . 1
0 i • "5 ' * "* I T I • J2 T J • ;6
Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average









• s No data submitted TAG SYMBOLS ft s Above control limit
0 s Insufficient data x = Determined to be an outlier 11 = Below control limit

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                  ESD-LV Performance Evaluation:  Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                  22/28
Uranium (Natural)                 Statistical Summary                      175 Participants
The known value of this nuclide is 18.1 pCi/1 with an expected precision of 3.0; the control limits
are 12.9 to 23.3; the warning regions are 12.9 to 14.6 and 21.6 to 23.3
87(49.7 %) Failed to respond ,
4(2.3 %) Outliers - —
         Statistic
                . 77(44.O %) Within all limits
Respondents
--- 7(4.O %) 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
     17.46
      3.47
     12.01
     19.85
     -3.53
     -0.18
     17.43
     -3.68
     -0.19
   Grand Avg 17.30
              1   1.68
                 2.81
                 9.70
                -4.40
                -0.48
               17.43
                -3.68
                -0.40
4(4.5 %) More than 3 norm. S.D.
7(8.O %) Between 2 and 3 norm. S.D.
             58(65.9 %) Within 1 norm. S.D.
                           of known value
     19(21.6 %) Between 1 and 2 norm. S.D.

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23/28
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
Uranium (Natural)
Lab
A
AE
AF
>V.VWM*ปV A _,
".AH}

,v/ปd c*
AK
AL
V>VffffV. J A<
" ^vy^
•. f A!
AR
JV' *** ,.A V.

'"** Vo -
AW
AZ
BA
BB
BC
^iri'^r"*"'
> 'rfBG f
BH
BK
•BL>;
BM
BN
,59..
""'•OjB -
A no ,
C
CA
'-lech
CE
CJ
CO
•~s(jp ,

cs
ex
D
DB
Sbi>.
DE
.< IMn
DO
DT
DZ
E
EB
EL
:';$Q
.'.•Eft.'
Res. 1
17.1
14.2
19.5
fe'^H?

-' . .. ..^•f^r ^*
19.3
18.0
fQytfrtf^ wftVjffj, t V^-VAV
f *""'/* *. ^'"""'V^V^
% ^A^ '""^ ' ^ 1." 'sif%AS
16.5
'•'*l,J\\' 'X *!** '<'<'•• ••' v

, * '''^'^V'" '
17.9
17.8
19.8
15.2
17.9
'XV ->*'' 'r *;' "" ' ,% '•
17.8
15.9
s •.'••' "yy> ••••(/•"•.• "j.%
17^9
20.0
15.8
^7l^/^-!~'~f"
-. f.'.ev 4. •;'/•''; -
16.7
17.9
15.4
16.1
13.0
13.3
''.;'<'•''"-' ' ' *,''
• -: ;,.,v;.-' .• ;."
Res. 2
16.9
14.7
20.2
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>vซ"'-;.. v^f* *""$
20.3
17.3
w*<^ '^*S' * •*•'•. %^ ^
-' A 'TV's ^^ *
'^"'•.^ ' SA %V* ^"* V
16.3
O V o ^' Vฃ" *>?"•• ^ ^

*•'% ^' % '/'^ * ''s^
18.2
17.0
17.4
15.5
18.5
w,*-..-- ^ ^ ;*-s'i''' ^ ^,
, ป '->/'\'y^
14.5
17.0
^iv"*"'"^*
15.1
14.5
__JL8.6_^
1-^5,-ซ'ป "~!^!, ^ ,!•
'-':;4 ... i*-A\ '
16.9
16.3
-;J>V :v^;- --
18.8
18.0
15.1
•jt; % ^r/P;:
^ ' ' < "• f. f f. '""f
15.6
20.2
20.1
16.4
-'1, ' ซ'* /-•.•/, ^
5:T> 26L9:>
*y^ V'A%^S S " N ' +
^?A V* ^-^J ^ j
16.4
16.6
15.7
16.3
14.2
13.6
"??r^- ' - ','v -. ~. '" -
"-/ V y~cl^^~;~
Res. 3
17.4
16.9
17.7
"v^x-^x^ '?• ws^
' ^^ " " x ; c*

i^xv^' ^ ^^-JJ'^'**'
19^5
17.3
S< AAS S^A ^ff^f^f\, ff
"'V'i^''' %%V'^% !<•
^CVA-^'- ^ f *" j' V
16.0
^ v., ' "^j^r Vv-

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17.8
18.9
18.0
15.4
17.7
*,\ "S "$?/$*>/$"$
v ,'ft*' % Cv**^' '-
15.2
17.1
t/T.5ii?
16.8
13.3
_ 18.5_
>/ ,\-T"j Js^T^'7?
,' • ^'x' ' ", '~
16.4
16.2
f,-;, \'ซS.C\
18.4
19.0
16.4
"•"•'• :''^K":"^i
•.f. '^O-,A "" w •./ ''s *
15.6
19.1
19.2
13.0
-W^&X
^'gjjjk'
^cv>;v;&:'
16.8
17.4
15.6
17.6
15.2
14.4
^;;V?7"
V A;71:. ' -f
• s No data submitted
0 =
Insufficient
data
X s
Exper.

Rng anal Normalized deviation
Sigma (R + SR) Average
0.25
1.44
1.29
^fi^i"V

'" - ^$ฃ"*&*\*''''*'''1*"
0.53
0.40
'•••'•• ffSG ,A>-V JW. ^ซซA> A
;0*Nv "vS^ ^', ซ>'*;* \
* " "AA-^^A ^'Vs^ *
0.25
"< V < ^s. * j ,* A, , '^

t^*^\, >^ ^ -*"*'
0.21
0.95
1.25
0.15
0.42
** X*"*-!,^' *Vj. ?v'"* * '*
" "^/'^- V ,*'"
0.80
0.06
"3^^T'^
1.32
0.72
0.06
•'" ' "^^^ป"' '',". 'ty.
" i/S^M. ' . . , ' , ป "
0.71
0.21
' ":9<'*'";"^;D'.4
'o.45
1.00
0.65
"{;/-ฃ" 7-T-'™*'
/ '-Jtl V "" *
0.01
0.56
0.85
1.75
- '4งv,v'"Y'
-.>ฃr6^06'-V-
. '|^-:- .-. - „
0.21
0.66
0.15
0.81
1.10
_ 0.57
r;,_{4.V ^'"
r '';"3/.' *f ,;""'
0.098
0.532
0.492
^!X3

V-J-XvX-.;-- .
0.197
0.138
••-. < ••ซ• fffffff. V f:
- ^H& *'*•,. ^ v
V*"* X^ /' "" ^
0.098
'ssar**",j A ^

t $*"**' ''"^
0.079
0.374
0.473
0.059
0.158
>A^* ", •"
^ , A // :5 '
0.315
0.020
V^V' ;'•> ^
0.512
0.256
0.020
r~^!';'~-!"'-
'•^"i"w, ' •„
0.276
0.079
*• Xv*^VX^ x*1 <
0.177
0.394
0.256
f-'-T^r,
* A ^ ^ ' *
0.000
0.217
0.335
0.669
, ~'>--* %>^1^''V^^''-

-,ปป s';,^-;'. .',>^;;* *^' M \
17.97
17.90
18.40
15.37
18.03
' t "f'**' > "•;
^ V J *? -^^
14.43
17.07
'c; r-^y"\\,
16.53
14.13
	 18.57 _
iiS 'J ' % "*
s "f - -x> ;? 'X%I*A, ซ^w , "
17.03
16.13
; -"'.U^-vC^':
18.37"
19.00
J5.77
*" "', ; s"^7-- *' -T^*' ^
t c f -~ ' f
15.60
19.60
19.23
14.93
Cx/./sV.,-'.V%.
vJ\-;\J26,93^;
-• - . •„ - - . ^ >'^v
16.63
17.30
15.57
16.67
14.13
13.77
JY^IST^T;
!V!~ xj, '"' ;• ^ ....
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an
outlier
(grand-avg) (known) Tag
-0.10
-1.18
1.06
^'^^^T'-v^

'*''' "**i^' " XJ^\
1.38
0.13
/ A -.A^ซW^SA S^ V.ff*.f.f.Wte^ ^
^Sx.' ^'t'''i-^->A^'''^V^''' "'
* J t* ^ s'j ^ "" " - "* ,
-0.60
O ^ ^J< W's'Jft f$ V >

* '^y "'',"" s- ' ' '"" ""-^ ^
0.38
0.34
0.63
-1.12
0.42
^ o^% '> ' - ' ,
V;, ^- * SN^^ -
-1.66
-0.14
' ' v "'-.^ s •> , -.'•''
-0.44
-1.83
p.js
w, ,< ^ ^ ,~, , ^ ^^
-, ' -,Vซ.''!.'v ', * ','
-0.16
-0.68
;'^Y//T "''';
0.61
0.98
,;ฐJ9_™
"x % -t ' X, <•>>'"

-0.98
1.33
1.11
-1.37
**•.'•*"•;*' ' T'',-:,"
/y%56 , "\.
.---. •."" '-.'-, x
-0.39
0.00
-1.00
-0.37
-1.83
-2.04
?^X?:'^-'
"' 'V'V ' V i J.,
tt = Above
JJ. = Below
-0.56
-1.64
0.60^
x " ** "ซ i'^K %' • \"'

wx'-,, ,^h r^v^?*^ -'
0.92
-0.33
VAA- AVA^A^^Ai.^'.'.w.vv w JA-
^v;C*^'^ <-c"ซ ^9
v s^ ••' *•' ;• V.. .. '
-1.06
^ N\*\ s "X' V /s % „'* X *• •*'"

ซ•• /v^r'H ^ *
-0.08
-0.12
0.17
-1.58
-0.04
'.,',*;"'.. ., , *
f %" s V/ l' * * s
-2.12
-0.60
!,]"„ i"y ' * •
-0.90
-2.29
^0.27_^
-'•I1- , -.-,*, •
,•'•:,'- - " ,
-0.62
-1.14
v >]• .'-'-i^
0.15
0.52
-1.35
7-;'^; ;;7'V"" "'•;""
•. f ' ' j •.
-1.44
0.87
0.65
-1.83
"•:-;r;^""'"ป":>.'
;; .54p;V /K, >;
'..,*'•'
-0.85
-0.46
-1.46
-0.83
-2.29
-2.50
- v'?>T v
. , -„ i • * ~ ~
control limit
control limit

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Uranium (Natural)
 Lab
        Res. 1
                                                                     Normalized deviation
                                       Exper.    Rng anal
Sigma   (R + SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
                                                 0.354
                                                 0.039
                                                 0.571
                                        0.21     0.079
 UJ      17.0       10.U       17. f       U.Z1     U.Ufy
S^^-fS^kSTO^j:,^-^:^ x^                         , „-;,••>••• -."S------ >
^TTJ^x^^x^f^r-J\^ v\^ *^ .vf^v^ ^ ^%Jo''ot<^^V^^ ^x^^^x^^-\^  'o"" . ,v ^x ^o::^^-
JซJ,?^^|^^S^^r|toV^^ง^|^^^                      "™lx<^
 JE "**	ii.b"'"" """iey """"""ffjg	^olia^^ _o.i58s"^
 UN      16.6      15.2^   	17:9       1.35     0.532

 JS       18!6      17.6      17.8       0.20     0.079
JE!     _l?-ฃ™.'  I?Q      18!-2'"%    ?-8i"    ?-?.8*
*KT      20.5 """**  19.5     ^20.6       6.50     0.197
                                        -s-,   -•          ,
                                        0.81      0.276
                                       ^
                                      '-: • ',  s \ ,->,!•> ^>xfx-J-  ;
 • = No data submitted
 0 s Insufficient data
                                       TAG SYMBOLS
                                 x = Determined to be an outlier
                                 tf s Above control limit
                                 $ = Below control limit

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25/28
ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
Uranium (Natural)
Lab
::NH?>
/NO;'

,
OB
Res. 1
v;g;v?%^ t
t'f - '-,* -:->\*
-X*; r.5:/^
- - j ' -', , - ;
•• •> Jff sS.<, ••
'- >f- J;:/ ->
19.9
^*rf"V1ปjrN* , -^''^ V\'s ••' *
J?J?I
p
ฃB
ง
Q
QM
• S"^ s ^
ฐciiP^
,,QQ

-,QT,-,
QU

%
^ C- V ^ ^ ^(''S'1-
16.8
SWV V S ^ ff.ff.f^ V J^
' "^ V ^' , '

17.7
Res. 2 Res. 3
f,, \S->if>^> - ; v,-;
,: -, . \ป > • ,; < ; o
, :V^^-t
-j- -'. v,>-
^\:r^^:^\

J^18.0_ ^_
< ';-i/:i" '' t'v"' v '
_"„ A8ซ-5L. ,™
16.7
;ft^PS>
?:^^:SSS
18.2
20.4
v-"',^"^' '^,:
17.3
1 "~
-':>-,, . ' s.'c?v-,*';A
17.0
*v "• ",••'••?/• AJVAV-S^-AWV^ ^ V
ฃ-, ' ' 'Xv'^'"'^
;. >^, -;x>'< VWv--
17.6
'J!WA*
4v-\'K*'
|*>" . - -.
$!Vi< >•-,
oV-^s';-"
18.3
^
^f^;- -
J/7.6
17.5
^ ซ •"'* ;-^x'\Cฅ-
^r'ซf '
i$t^ '
18.6
20.3
,/;'V" , "
16.9
''< •*•'•' •.-.•• \

20.5
sซ ~**ซ ^ '^
**" ',','''/''
• ' ' ' * •
17.9
Exper.
Sigma
= *-•&:*•<• ,-; ~:
'X"1 •• ^^^ " "
' ^ ^'V' ' •.' '
;;W^ v: ;• :
',\ -"• -,>-<•'- -'/-
1.02
Vv'^x ', *-, '' - •
Jt.21_^
0.75
'/^4/r^
-rjl-^v;
0.45
0.32
,; ;v)j 7 -;-
0^50
•X ' * "* ' ^
-'' ซ.W^R*''.
2.08
^S, SWซ>A ซ^'. ^
.'_,';. vV/-k;
->-,-^-,,,!^\-.,,, ^ ..
0.15
Rng anal
(R + SR)
~^!'4>?\!>ฃ!sV>"-!\
^ X x-'* . s'v-s' •"-•*
' w ^>s
*„ ' ' s * J - t ' ' - "
"• ' s *s ' j "" *•
•• / •• "•> ^ '^v
^ '<"''* ^J-
_ 0.374 	
;,;>:;';-> s':^
_MZ?. ...
0.295
";T';^.%,;;
/^'-'V-^'1;
0.177
0.118
' ป^->" "'"ซ -
0.197
" v s J
>'s- --C-4-
0.728
'.jVt.'.t.t.tf f. ff >AN WSS^ -.^
'',^;-ซv, -^
v - %^j -
0.059

Normalized deviation
Average (grand-avg) (known) Tag
*;^m^ :
:^ ••-..%:
"-•-,v>v ""*' -f
, . . i.
18.73_

^_17.77__ _
16.73
, -\ ซ.v' '' . - - '' %
;';^^-',
18.17 "
20.53
•"\
16.83
" " * ^ JJ*4 •• ^ '" ' A '
" '^ s ? S S
18.10
ซ ซ*M._W,;.WW. VA /rt '
, ' j'^'X-." \v ••
-- ''••'" v v\A --
' ^ -. "\
17.73
•• '•>:'', v,^^>^'*i>V>'
' C ^\ ' ^^ ' ^" " v v,/ ' / v / '"•, •• /' v.
vV\ ' vx"\v;^ ', ' -
,^0.83 	 ^
S^^';S::r-
0.27
-0.33
V"'''" Jf'.'f <"
:>>ป':li;v ''•
6.50
-vv....]L87%
\V v " ฐ'" JSA'"
-oi"
h' v f •• w^' -> N *
'-. ''*";** '
0.46
- -"*" \-™ "->-": ' "
"-$ \, !,;.,>
V , ,*';' -'"'"-
0.25

RG
">Kl •''
RK
RP
'•!ปป''
^•JtVEV'
17.5
:% '*, *• ' -•" ' - ; ' "'"
17.5
17.6
"•w' •;"•_. ^"' ••."•
* ^ % s ' ^\^'.
17.6
\, " 1>"\r -•-;/'%
14.7
17.5
v* v/-r ;WC5,' /-s
' * 'v^ ^s /<• ^'""v'^4
17.6
^ ' % "* 'j ''^
14.5
17.5
•V.V- / ^ ^
A* ,-.'' •.
0.06
;,_>/ "".v:;;\ ;
1.68
0.06
'sv"* ' "• •* ' '
% s A % ^ cv <*'*'
0.020
, v^ ,,* ซ
0.591
0.020
% ' -O N ^ ^ ' ^ ' *••
17.57
* i N ^ * */ * s "" ^ %
15.57
17.53
'-, --;- ~- „>-, , •
* ' ^' ^r
mi-^ V;^ > < - ''•>- - '''.?v' •/••&&?•; :;-:r • ' V ,^'"''? '*!f " V1;-"'^ >u
RZ
S
SD

~"^&P--'
^s<3:
SI
SL
SM
SO
;SR
ss
sx
T
16.4
17.4
20.0

* iV."^ > 'il ,"f''c',?^
^*^^f;"^
18.5
13.4
16.2
14.6
* ?r v,7i v;r ",'"'ซ!'-"
17.8
17.4
20.5
16.6
16.7
19.6

•'-?'? " '^vj^v \-, , '-W";
^ •"••_, ^ f s-r. ^\
18.7
15.8
15.9
14.6
Uv'",7'~^' VI ?ซ"-
17.5
17.0
20.5
15.3
17.0
19.8

'i^ ~^',,,\-,
?^&:;
19.7
12.5
17.0
17.2
l^?'^^i- <-•*"'>•>
^;v4--!^-^
18.97
13.90
^^le.sy^^^
15.47
X%x^:'
17.50
17.10
19.60
TAG SYMBOLS
Determined
to be an outlier
_61l5 ^ 	
%A ซ%•. S V fwlฃ "• ••"*• •*•••••• •••'
-1.00
0.13
	 "I-'P/^""
•• ' -* A-.^ •.
-;- ' >: >*
% 'ซ' s&y-w , ^,
-0.69
-0.16
1.44
' ^ \& '••-,<' j •• •• *
;,;' < 7 >'-,;„' „
^-'-;<-v ,-; .^ v,^
0.96
-1.96
_ -0.54 	
-1.06
~oy<-'ซt,'ป'v-
0.11
-0.12
1.33
ft s Above
li s Below
-. ;,:.- - ^ - ,•"-•;,
JD.37_^ ^'
i ''.'" *".v '•*< r'
; !*; • , ^ ,,•; >s '. , / •
-0.19 	 ^_
-0^79
^ •.,ฃ s ^ ^"* "*
' % '^v •• \ ,;,'
;งSijr
0.04
1.40
" •/*"'•"/',,'•'•/"
-0.73
*, -.' , ^ " * "s '' N fff \ f f
- ••€>,. I.- ซ A .
0.00 	
' Xv /
, , * .
•',-: i>\j., !' -.<•"
,.' :,-/- \ "-''*;'
-0.21
.>rvTl "P^^
-0.31^
^,--yr>, c;w:
-1.46
-0.33
•. ซA.VS^ ^ , V iv 1
-:>• „ •'
••' ' *' <-v s" •• " V'X
*•'? ""> "" "" * ,-• *~\ '*
"\ ^zf ' '^ "''?""*>'' '•
-1.15
-0.62
0.98

-'„. ^'ป,'k'ฐ'+*'
>;.^;rr:;>;
0.50
-2.42
-1.00
-1.52
-';?;• v; :&\ '
-0.35
-0.58
0.87
control limit
control limit
	 i/

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                  ESD-LV Performance Evaluation:  Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
                                                                       26/28
Uranium (Natural)

Lab     Res. 1     Res. 2
                        Exper.   Rng anal             Normalized deviation
             Res. 3     Sigma   (R +  SR)   Average   (grand-avg)  (known) Tag
                                              17.07      -0.14
                                                                                  -0.60
 WH
 WO
 WR
^
 X
 XA
         J^^^^JS^^^ JJ:L.
          153	> ——-— -—
          17.2      17.1       17.4
          18.0      18.2       18.5
20.9
19.0
     14.6
     16.6
                               18.2
                               16.5
              0.44     0.158       17.80      0.29      -0.17
            *VA -wvw^ ซ%% \%wซ. \,-^S- •A,A\^VI \\ vs s ^w ^wvv.^s wv •. •. ^WAW. vv % ^ww ซ( \ sssv. "'^v.siป sซy -A ^ \ w\\ % ^ , ,.%"s^ t-'-<"^ \
                - ^xv <-/iVo^tป|      -, * o^H^-V1'1; • —s>  --^^W^V^v --- \j v-ซ^',
                 >- „•• s,^v-?,-,\;        - '^vj-x!; \\^ , ป* ,*.ปv,' "•.•  • • ,-----, \
              0.71     0.276       16.43      -0.50      -0.96
              0.15     0.059       17.23      -0.04      -0.50
              0.25	0.098	J.8.23	,.0.54   ^^0.08^^^	

              3!l6     L458       17~90      0*34 '"   -6.12
              1.42     0.492       17.37      0.04      -0.42
Average
Tag
   Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Lab  \ Average	Tag	Lab \  Average
                                                                     Tag
                                                                                          Lab
    5.60
   10.20
           RD
           U
                          13.77
                          13.90
                                                           EL
                                                           SL
                                         14.13
                                         14.13
EB
BN
 • = No data submitted
 0 = Insufficient data
                        TAG SYMBOLS
                 x = Determined to be an outlier
                                                              ft = Above control limit
                                                              II s Below control limit

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27/28 ESD-LV Performance Evaluation: Blind-A, 20-Oct-1998
Uranium (Natural)


• —v
Data sorted by Laboratory Average
Average Tag
14.33
14.43
14.87
14.93
15.00
15.27
15.37
15.47
15.57
15.57
15.60
15.77
16.10
16.13
16.27
16.30
16.37
16.37
16.40
16.43
16.47
16.53
16.57
16.63
16.67
16.70
16.73

% responding labs

Hj. _______


-6 -4
Lab
FN
BH
HL
DB
NH
AE
BB
SO
RK
DZ
CS
CO
RZ
CA
AR
XL
SM
I
UP
WH
K
BM
JN
DO
E
NJ
P

Average Tag
16.83
17.03
17.03
17.07
17.07
17.07
17.10
17.13
17.23
17.30
17.37
17.50
17.53
17.53
17.53
17.57
17.60
17.60
17.60
17.67
17.73
17.77
17.77
17.80
17.80
17.90
17.90

Frequency distribution
_ _ 	 • 	
|||||H. _
__ฅ ••i.llllllLi.l

-2 0
Lab
QQ
C
s
TD
JE
BK
SX
A
WO
DT
XA
ss
AL
VI
RP
RG
LF
GQ
FJ
XM
QZ
OS
ID
W
JS
X
AZ

Average Tag
17.93
17.97
18.03
18.10
18.17
18.23
18.30
18.33
18.37
18.40
18.57
18.73
18.97
19.00
. 19.13
19.23
19.60
19.60
19.67
19.67
19.70
19.80
20.00
20.53
20.80
22.80
26.93 x
40.40 x





+2 +4
Lab
VO
AW
BC
QU
Q
WR
TQ
NA
CE
BA
BO
OB
SI
CJ
AF
D
T
CX
XI
L
AK
SD
KT
QM
HP
VH
DE
HK



PA3

+6
Normalized deviation of the mean from the known value
• & No data submitted
0 = Insufficient data
TAG SYMBOLS ft = Above control
x s Determined to be an outlier 11 = Below control
limit
limit

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Uranium (Natural)

 % responding labs	Frequency distribution
     -6            -4           -2            0            +2           -rt           +6
                    Normalized deviation of the mean from the grand average

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