Practical laboratory learning
Make better sense
of laboratory data.
Practical statistics, measurement uncertainty and analytical quality—for scientists, quality leads and educators across laboratory medicine.
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Explore measurement uncertainty, analytical performance specifications, IQC, EQA, metrological traceability or risk-based approaches. Choose the topics you want; each course has its own sign-up and five emails over ten days.
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Four routes into the refreshed guides.
01 / UNDERSTAND
Measurement uncertainty
Explore the sources of uncertainty and the questions behind a reported result.
Explore the topic02 / ASSESS
IQC & analytical quality
Read about control materials, analytical variability and routine quality data.
Explore the topic03 / CONNECT
Traceability
Explore calibration, control-material traceability and their relationship to uncertainty.
Explore the topic04 / INTERPRET
Laboratory statistics
Understand SD, CV, standard error and confidence intervals.
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Learn by exploring
Spread and precision:
see the difference.
Use the illustrated statistics guide to distinguish the spread of individual results from the precision of an estimated mean.
Explore SD and standard error →Original figures and worked examples use synthetic data.
Practical guides to start with
Clear explanations, worked examples and next steps.
COMPARE
Do two methods agree?
A strong correlation can hide clinically important differences. Inspect agreement across the measuring interval.
Explore the guideINTERPRET
What does a good EQA result tell me?
Separate peer-group agreement from agreement with a reference target.
Explore the guideESTIMATE
Build a defensible top-down estimate
Use routine performance data intelligently and avoid double counting.
Explore the guideStay informed
The Laboratory Quality Briefing
Concise updates on verification, analytical performance, traceability, uncertainty, IQC, EQA and laboratory statistics.
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