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Which term is used to describe the 'middle' point of skewed data?
Which term is used to describe the 'middle' point of skewed data?
- Accuracy
- Mode
- Precision
- Median (correct)
What is the formula used to verify the acceptability of new methods prior to reporting patient's result?
What is the formula used to verify the acceptability of new methods prior to reporting patient's result?
- Median
- Mode
- Precision (correct)
- Accuracy
Which term refers to the degree of closeness of measurements to the analyte's true value?
Which term refers to the degree of closeness of measurements to the analyte's true value?
- Median
- Mode
- Accuracy (correct)
- Bias
What type of error always occurs in one direction, either constant or proportional?
What type of error always occurs in one direction, either constant or proportional?
Which term refers to the dispersion of repeated measurements about the mean due to analytic error?
Which term refers to the dispersion of repeated measurements about the mean due to analytic error?