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Elisa Systems Casein Kit Evaluation: Summary of Results for Individual Laboratories and Averages for all labs
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Cereal Samples
Lab 1 Cereal Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 4 ppm |
4 |
3.9-7.4 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
| 10 ppm |
10 |
12.9-15.1 |
13.9 |
0.6 |
Lab 2 Cereal Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| 4 ppm |
4 |
1.7-4.5 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
| 10 ppm |
10 |
4.6-10.8 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
Lab 3 Cereal Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 4 ppm |
4 |
4.2-5.0 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
| 10 ppm |
10 |
5.1-18.4 |
11.0 |
4.2 |
Lab 4 Cereal Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 4 ppm |
4 |
3.6-5.3 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
| 10 ppm |
10 |
8.1-15.0 |
12.5 |
2.2 |
Cereal Results for all four labs
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 4 ppm |
4 |
1.7-7.4 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
| 10 ppm |
10 |
4.6-18.4 |
11.2 |
2.8 |
* based on designated reference material
** based on the kit calibrators
Cookie Samples
Lab 1 Cookie Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.5-1.8 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
3.5-4.9 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
Lab 2 Cookie Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.3-2.1 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
3.7-5.4 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
Lab 3 Cookie Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.3-2.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
3.0-4.6 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
Lab 4 Cookie Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.6-2.3 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
2.2-4.8 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
Cookie Results for all four labs
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.3-2.3 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
2.2-5.4 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
* based on designated reference material
** based on the kit calibrators
Dark Chocolate Samples
Lab 1 Dark Chocolate Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.1-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.5-1.7 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
3.5-4.8 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
Lab 2 Dark Chocolate Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.1-0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.3-2.4 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
2.4-5.8 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
Lab 3 Dark Chocolate Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.5-1.9 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
3.8-4.1 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
Lab 4 Dark Chocolate Results
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.3-1.5 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
3.0-4.2 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
Dark Chocolate Results for all four labs
| Spiking level* |
Expected Result** |
Range of Results |
Average |
Std Dev. |
| Blanks |
|
0.0-0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 2 ppm |
2 |
1.3-2.4 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
| 5 ppm |
5 |
2.4-5.8 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
* based on designated reference material
** based on the kit calibrators
Z -Scores for each Set of Samples
| Commodity |
Spiking Level*
ppm |
Expected Results**
ppm |
Lab # |
Z-Score |
| Cereal |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1.02 |
| 2 |
1.37 |
| 3 |
-0.22 |
| 4 |
-0.12 |
| Cereal |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1.20 |
| 2 |
-1.24 |
| 3 |
0.08 |
| 4 |
-0.05 |
| Cereal |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0.96 |
| 2 |
-1.36 |
| 3 |
-0.07 |
| 4 |
0.47 |
| Commodity |
Spiking Level*
ppm |
Expected Results**
ppm |
Lab # |
Z-Score |
| Cookie |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-0.31 |
| 2 |
-0.48 |
| 3 |
0.24 |
| 4 |
0.55 |
| Cookie |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0.00 |
| 2 |
-0.80 |
| 3 |
-0.60 |
| 4 |
1.41 |
| Cookie |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0.50 |
| 2 |
1.00 |
| 3 |
-0.20 |
| 4 |
-1.31 |
| Commodity |
Spiking Level*
ppm |
Expected Results**
ppm |
Lab # |
Z-Score |
| Dark Chocolate |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.18 |
| 2 |
1.34 |
| 3 |
-0.80 |
| 4 |
-0.72 |
| Dark Chocolate |
2 |
2 |
1 |
-0.27 |
| 2 |
1.25 |
| 3 |
0.17 |
| 4 |
-1.16 |
| Dark Chocolate |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1.11 |
| 2 |
-0.37 |
| 3 |
0.46 |
| 4 |
-1.20 |