Calibration Curve Guide

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Preparation ofCalibration CurvesA Guide to Best PracticeSeptember 2003Contact Point:Liz PrichardTel: 020 8943 7553Prepared by:Vicki BarwickApproved by:________________________________Date: ________________________________The work described in this report was supported undercontract with the Department of Trade and Industry aspart of the National Measurement System ValidAnalytical Measurement (VAM) ProgrammeMilestone Reference: KT2 LGC Limited 2003LGC/VAM/2003/032Page Calibration the the the the scatter out regression out regression analysis using the results of the regression of the the Calibration function to estimate values for test the uncertainty in predicted error of prediction worked 1: Protocol and results sheet19Appendix 2: Example set of results25Appendix 3: Linear regression equations27LGC/VAM/2003/032Page 11. IntroductionInstrument Calibration is an essential stage in most measurement procedures. It is a set ofoperations that establish the relationship between the output of the measurement system ( ,the response of an instrument) and the accepted values of the Calibration standards ( , theamount of analyte present).

LGC/VAM/2003/032 Page 1 1. Introduction Instrument calibration is an essential stage in most measurement procedures. It is a set of operations that establish the relationship between the output of the measurement system (e.g.,the response of an instrument) and the accepted values of the calibration standards (e.g., theamount of analyte present).

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