Table 1.
Parameter | Performance standard |
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S : B | > 3 |
separation band or assay window | 1 SD between the mean maximum value - 3 SD and the minimum value + 3 SD |
Z-factors | greater than 0.5 |
intra-plate variability | < 20% COV |
inter-plate variability | each plate within 20% of the mean of the 2 plates |
day-to-day variability | < 20% COV between plate pairs |
SD, standard deviation
COV, coefficient of variance