Preface |
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Acknowledgment |
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About the Companion Website |
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1.2 A Short List of Detection Limit References |
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1.3 An Extremely Brief History of Limits of Detection |
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3 | (1) |
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1.5 An Even Bigger Obstruction |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (4) |
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2 Chemical Measurement Systems and their Errors |
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2.2 Chemical Measurement Systems |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (2) |
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2.4 CMS Output Distributions |
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2.5 Response Function Possibilities |
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2.7 Systematic Error Types |
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2.7.1 What Is Fundamental Systematic Error? |
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16 | (1) |
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2.7.2 Why Is an Ideal Measurement System Physically Impossible? |
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17 | (2) |
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18 | (1) |
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2.11 Measurements and PDFs |
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2.11.1 Several Examples of Compound Measurements |
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2.12 Statistics to the Rescue |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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3 The Response, Net Response, and Content Domains |
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25 | (12) |
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3.2 What is the Blank's Response Domain Location? |
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27 | (1) |
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3.3 False Positives and False Negatives |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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3.6 Why Bother with Net Responses? |
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3.7 Content Domain and Two Fallacies |
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3.8 Can an Absolute Standard Truly Exist? |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (3) |
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4 Traditional Limits of Detection |
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37 | (8) |
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37 | (1) |
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4.3 False Positives Again |
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38 | (2) |
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4.4 Do False Negatives Really Matter? |
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40 | (1) |
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4.5 False Negatives Again |
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40 | (1) |
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4.6 Decision Level Determination Without a Calibration Curve |
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41 | (1) |
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4.7 Net Response Domain Again |
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41 | (1) |
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4.8 An Oversimplified Derivation of the Traditional Detection Limit, XDC |
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4.9 Oversimplifications Cause Problems |
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5 Modern Limits of Detection |
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45 | (10) |
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45 | (1) |
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5.2 Currie Detection Limits |
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46 | (2) |
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5.3 Why were p and q Each Arbitrarily Defined as 0.05? |
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48 | (1) |
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5.4 Detection Limit Determination Without Calibration Curves |
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49 | (1) |
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5.5 A Nonparametric Detection Limit Bracketing Experiment |
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49 | (2) |
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5.6 Is There a Parametric Improvement? |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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6 Receiver Operating Characteristics |
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55 | (12) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (2) |
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6.4 ROCs for Figs 5.3 and 5.4 |
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59 | (1) |
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6.5 A Few Experimental ROC Results |
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60 | (4) |
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6.6 Since ROCs may Work Well, Why Bother with Anything Else? |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (2) |
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7 Statistics of an Ideal Model CMS |
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67 | (1) |
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7.3 Currie Decision Levels in all Three Domains |
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70 | (1) |
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7.4 Currie Detection Limits in all Three Domains |
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71 | (1) |
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7.5 Graphical Illustrations of eqns 7.3--7.8 |
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72 | (2) |
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7.6 An Example: are Negative Content Domain Values Legitimate? |
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7.7 Tabular Summary of the Equations |
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76 | (1) |
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7.8 Monte Carlo Computer Simulations |
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77 | (1) |
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7.9 Simulation Corroboration of the Equations in Table 7.2 |
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7.10 Central Confidence Intervals for Predicted x Values |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (2) |
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8 If Only the True Intercept is Unknown |
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83 | (12) |
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83 | (1) |
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8.3 Noise Effect of Estimating the True Intercept |
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83 | (1) |
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8.4 A Simple Simulation in the Response and NET Response Domains |
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84 | (2) |
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8.5 Response Domain Effects of Replacing the True Intercept by an Estimate |
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86 | (2) |
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8.6 Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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88 | (1) |
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8.7 NET Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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88 | (1) |
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8.8 Content Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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89 | (1) |
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8.9 Graphical Illustrations of the Decision Level and Detection Limit Equations |
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89 | (1) |
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8.10 Tabular Summary of the Equations |
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90 | (1) |
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8.11 Simulation Corroboration of the Equations in Table 8.1 |
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9 If Only the True Slope is Unknown |
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9.2 Possible "Divide by Zero" Hazard |
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96 | (1) |
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9.3 The t Test for tslope |
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96 | (1) |
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9.4 Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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97 | (1) |
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9.5 NET Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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97 | (1) |
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9.6 Content Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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9.7 Graphical Illustrations of the Decision Level and Detection Limit Equations |
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9.8 Tabular Summary of the Equations |
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99 | (1) |
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9.9 Simulation Corroboration of the Equations in Table 9.1 |
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10 If the True Intercept and True Slope are Both Unknown |
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103 | (10) |
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10.2 Important Definitions, Distributions, and Relationships |
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104 | (1) |
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10.3 The Noncentral t Distribution Briefly Appears |
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105 | (1) |
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10.4 What Purpose Would be Served by Knowing δ? |
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106 | (1) |
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10.5 Is There a Viable Way of Estimating δ? |
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106 | (1) |
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10.6 Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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107 | (1) |
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10.7 NET Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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107 | (1) |
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10.8 Content Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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108 | (1) |
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10.9 Graphical Illustrations of the Decision Level and Detection Limit Equations |
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108 | (1) |
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10.10 Tabular Summary of the Equations |
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109 | (1) |
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10.11 Simulation Corroboration of the Equations in Table 10.3 |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (4) |
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111 | (2) |
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11 If Only the Population Standard Deviation is Unknown |
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113 | (14) |
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113 | (1) |
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11.2 Assuming σ0 is Unknown, How may it be Estimated? |
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114 | (1) |
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11.3 What Happens if σ0 is Estimated by s0? |
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114 | (2) |
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11.4 A Useful Substitution Principle |
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116 | (1) |
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11.5 Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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116 | (1) |
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11.6 NET Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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117 | (1) |
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11.7 Content Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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117 | (1) |
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11.8 Major Important Differences From Chapter 7 |
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117 | (3) |
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11.9 Testing for False Positives and False Negatives |
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120 | (1) |
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11.10 Correction of a Slightly Misleading Figure |
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121 | (1) |
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11.11 An Informative Screencast |
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121 | (1) |
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11.12 Central Confidence Intervals for σ and s |
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122 | (1) |
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11.13 Central Confidence Intervals for YC and YD |
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122 | (1) |
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11.14 Central Confidence Intervals for XC and XD |
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123 | (1) |
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11.15 Tabular Summary of the Equations |
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11.16 Simulation Corroboration of the Equations in Table 11.1 |
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125 | (2) |
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12 If Only the True Slope is Known |
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127 | (4) |
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127 | (1) |
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12.2 Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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127 | (1) |
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12.3 NET Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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128 | (1) |
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12.4 Content Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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128 | (1) |
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12.5 Graphical Illustrations of the Decision Level and Detection Limit Equations |
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128 | (1) |
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12.6 Tabular Summary of the Equations |
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12.7 Simulation Corroboration of the Equations in Table 12.1 |
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129 | (1) |
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13 If Only the True Intercept is Known |
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131 | (6) |
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131 | (1) |
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13.2 Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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132 | (1) |
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13.3 NET Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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132 | (1) |
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13.4 Content Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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132 | (1) |
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13.5 Tabular Summary of the Equations |
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133 | (1) |
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13.6 Simulation Corroboration of the Equations in Table 13.1 |
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135 | (2) |
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14 If all Three Parameters are Unknown |
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137 | (12) |
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137 | (1) |
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14.2 Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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137 | (1) |
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14.3 NET Response Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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138 | (1) |
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14.4 Content Domain Currie Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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138 | (1) |
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14.5 The Noncentral t Distribution Reappears for Good |
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138 | (1) |
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14.6 An Informative Computer Simulation |
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139 | (3) |
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14.7 Confidence Interval for xD, with a Major Proviso |
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142 | (1) |
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14.8 Central Confidence Intervals for Predicted x Values |
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143 | (1) |
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14.9 Tabular Summary of the Equations |
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143 | (1) |
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14.10 Simulation Corroboration of the Equations in Table 14.1 |
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14.11 An Example: DIN 32645 |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (3) |
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147 | (2) |
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15 Bootstrapped Detection Limits in a Real CMS |
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149 | (20) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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151 | (1) |
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15.2.2 Blank Subtraction Possibilities |
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151 | (1) |
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15.2.3 Currie Decision Levels and Detection Limits |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (8) |
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15.3.1 Experimental Apparatus |
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153 | (1) |
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15.3.2 Experiment Protocol |
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153 | (3) |
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15.3.3 Testing the Noise: Is It AGWN? |
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156 | (1) |
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15.3.4 Bootstrapping Protocol in the Experiments |
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157 | (3) |
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15.3.5 Estimation of the Experimental Noncentrality Parameter |
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160 | (1) |
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15.3.6 Computer Simulation Protocol |
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160 | (1) |
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15.4 Results and Discussion |
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161 | (4) |
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15.4.1 Results for Four Standards |
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161 | (1) |
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15.4.2 Results for 3--12 Standards |
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162 | (1) |
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15.4.3 Toward Accurate Estimates of XD |
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163 | (1) |
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15.4.4 How the XD Estimates Were Obtained |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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16 Four Relevant Considerations |
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169 | (12) |
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169 | (1) |
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16.2 Theoretical Assumptions |
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170 | (1) |
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16.3 Best Estimation of 8 |
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171 | (1) |
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16.4 Possible Reduction in the Number of Expressions? |
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172 | (2) |
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16.5 Lowering Detection Limits |
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174 | (4) |
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178 | (3) |
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178 | (3) |
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17 Neyman--Pearson Hypothesis Testing |
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181 | (18) |
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181 | (1) |
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17.2 Simulation Model for Neyman--Pearson Hypothesis Testing |
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181 | (2) |
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17.3 Hypotheses and Hypothesis Testing |
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183 | (6) |
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17.3.1 Hypotheses Pertaining to False Positives |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (2) |
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17.3.2 Hypotheses Pertaining to False Negatives |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (4) |
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17.4 The Clayton, Hines, and Elkins Method (1987--2008) |
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189 | (2) |
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17.5 No Valid Extension for Heteroscedastic Systems |
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191 | (1) |
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17.6 Hypothesis Testing for the δcritjcal Method |
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192 | (1) |
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17.6.1 Hypothesis Pertaining to False Positives |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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17.6.2 Hypothesis Pertaining to False Negatives |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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17.7 Monte Carlo Tests of the Hypotheses |
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192 | (1) |
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17.8 The Other Propagation of Error |
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193 | (4) |
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197 | (2) |
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18 Heteroscedastic Noises |
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199 | (16) |
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199 | (1) |
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18.2 The Two Simplest Heteroscedastic NPMs |
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199 | (7) |
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201 | (1) |
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18.2.2 Experimental Corroboration of the Linear NPM |
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202 | (1) |
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18.2.3 Hazards with Heteroscedastic NPMs |
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203 | (1) |
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18.2.4 Example: A CMS with Linear NPM |
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204 | (2) |
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18.3 Hazards with ad hoc Procedures |
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206 | (1) |
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18.4 The HS ("Hockey Stick") NPM |
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207 | (2) |
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18.5 Closed-Form Solutions for Four Heteroscedastic NPMs |
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209 | (1) |
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18.6 Shot Noise (Gaussian Approximation) NPM |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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18.8 Example: Marlap Example 20.13, Corrected |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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18.10 A Few Important Points |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (3) |
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213 | (2) |
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19 Limits of Quantitation |
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215 | (12) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (2) |
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19.5 Discussion and Conclusion |
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223 | (2) |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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20 The Sampled Step Function |
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227 | (12) |
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227 | (2) |
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20.2 A Noisy Step Function Temporal Response |
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229 | (1) |
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20.3 Signal Processing Preliminaries |
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230 | (1) |
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20.4 Processing the Sampled Step Function Response |
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231 | (1) |
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20.5 The Standard t-Test for Two Sample Means When the Variance is Constant |
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232 | (1) |
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20.6 Response Domain Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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233 | (1) |
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20.8 Is There any Advantage to Increasing Nanalyte? |
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233 | (2) |
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20.9 NET Response Domain Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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235 | (1) |
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20.10 NET Response Domain SNRs |
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235 | (1) |
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20.11 Content Domain Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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235 | (1) |
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20.12 The RSDB--BEC Method |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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237 | (2) |
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237 | (2) |
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21 The Sampled Rectangular Pulse |
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239 | (12) |
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239 | (1) |
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21.2 The Sampled Rectangular Pulse Response |
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239 | (1) |
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21.3 Integrating the Sampled Rectangular Pulse Response |
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240 | (2) |
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21.4 Relationship Between Digital Integration and Averaging |
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242 | (1) |
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21.5 What is the Signal in the Sampled Rectangular Pulse? |
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243 | (1) |
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21.6 What is the Noise in the Sampled Rectangular Pulse? |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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21.8 The SNR with Matched Filter Detection of the Rectangular Pulse |
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245 | (1) |
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21.9 The Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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245 | (1) |
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21.10 A Square Wave at the Detection Limit |
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246 | (1) |
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21.11 Effect of Sampling Frequency |
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247 | (1) |
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21.12 Effect of Area Fraction Integrated |
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247 | (1) |
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21.13 An Alternative Limit of Detection Possibility |
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248 | (1) |
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21.14 Pulse-to-Pulse Fluctuations |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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22 The Sampled Triangular Pulse |
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251 | (10) |
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251 | (1) |
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22.2 A Simple Triangular Pulse Shape |
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251 | (2) |
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22.3 Processing the Sampled Triangular Pulse Response |
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253 | (1) |
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22.4 The Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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254 | (1) |
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22.5 Detection Limit for a Simulated Chromatographic Peak |
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254 | (2) |
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22.6 What Should Not be Done? |
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256 | (1) |
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22.7 A Bad Play, in Three Acts |
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256 | (2) |
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22.8 Pulse-to-Pulse Fluctuations |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (2) |
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259 | (2) |
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23 The Sampled Gaussian Pulse |
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261 | (6) |
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261 | (1) |
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23.2 Processing the Sampled Gaussian Pulse Response |
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262 | (1) |
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23.3 The Decision Level and Detection Limit |
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263 | (1) |
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23.4 Pulse-to-Pulse Fluctuations |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (3) |
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264 | (3) |
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24 Parting Considerations |
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267 | (12) |
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267 | (2) |
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24.2 The Measurand Dichotomy Distraction |
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269 | (4) |
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24.3 A "New Definition of LOD" Distraction |
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273 | (1) |
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24.4 Potentially Important Research Prospects |
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274 | (2) |
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24.4.1 Extension to Method Detection Limits |
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274 | (1) |
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24.4.2 Confidence Intervals in the Content Domain |
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275 | (1) |
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24.4.3 Noises Other Than AGWN |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (3) |
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277 | (2) |
Appendix A Statistical Bare Necessities |
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279 | (20) |
Appendix B An Extremely Short Lightstone® Simulation Tutorial |
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299 | (12) |
Appendix C Blank Subtraction and the η1/2 Factor |
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311 | (10) |
Appendix D Probability Density Functions for Detection Limits |
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321 | (4) |
Appendix E The Hubaux and Vos Method |
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325 | (6) |
Bibliography |
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331 | (4) |
Glossary of Organization and Agency Acronyms |
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335 | (2) |
Index |
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337 | |