Laboratory Excellence and AccreditationStatistical Analysis of Laboratory Data
This course covers the statistics a laboratory needs to develop a method, prove it works and keep it working. Delegates move from data distribution and the treatment of outliers through calibration and regression, including weighting and the limits of a linear range, into method validation parameters and how each is calculated. Measurement uncertainty is built from validation data rather than treated as a separate exercise, which is how it is done in practice. Statistical quality control and control charting follow. The course is taught entirely on real laboratory data and closes on interpreting proficiency testing performance against internal estimates of precision.
Course objectives
- Assess distribution and handle outliers defensibly
- Construct calibration curves including weighted and limited linear ranges
- Calculate validation parameters from experimental data
- Build measurement uncertainty from validation data
- Apply statistical quality control and control charting
- Compare methods and analysts statistically
- Interpret proficiency testing results against internal precision
Who should attend
- Analytical chemists and method development staff
- Laboratory quality managers
- Technical signatories
- Metrologists
- Senior laboratory analysts
Course outline
- 01Distribution, outliers and data treatment
- 02Calibration and regression
- 03Weighting and the linear range
- 04Validation parameters and their calculation
- 05Uncertainty built from validation data
- 06Statistical quality control and charting
- 07Method and analyst comparison
- 08Proficiency testing against internal precision
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 6 November 2026 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 28 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 8 January 2027 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 5 February 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |