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- Title
Analytical performance specifications for changes in assay bias (Δbias) for data with logarithmic distributions as assessed by effects on reference change values.
- Authors
Petersen, Per H.; Lund, Flemming; Fraser, Callum G.; Sölétormos, György
- Abstract
Background The distributions of within-subject biological variation are usually described as coefficients of variation, as are analytical performance specifications for bias, imprecision and other characteristics. Estimation of specifications required for reference change values is traditionally done using relationship between the batch-related changes during routine performance, described as Δbias, and the coefficients of variation for analytical imprecision (CVA): the original theory is based on standard deviations or coefficients of variation calculated as if distributions were Gaussian. Methods The distribution of between-subject biological variation can generally be described as log-Gaussian. Moreover, recent analyses of within-subject biological variation suggest that many measurands have log-Gaussian distributions. In consequence, we generated a model for the estimation of analytical performance specifications for reference change value, with combination of Δbias and CVA based on log-Gaussian distributions of CVI as natural logarithms. The model was tested using plasma prolactin and glucose as examples. Results Analytical performance specifications for reference change value generated using the new model based on log-Gaussian distributions were practically identical with the traditional model based on Gaussian distributions. Conclusion The traditional and simple to apply model used to generate analytical performance specifications for reference change value, based on the use of coefficients of variation and assuming Gaussian distributions for both CVI and CVA, is generally useful.
- Subjects
COEFFICIENTS (Statistics); GAUSSIAN distribution; CONTINUOUS distributions; DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory); PROLACTIN; BIOLOGICAL assay; DIAGNOSTIC errors; REFERENCE values; STATISTICS; DATA analysis; RESEARCH bias
- Publication
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 2016, Vol 53, Issue 6, p686
- ISSN
0004-5632
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0004563216634376