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Data Processing

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Principles and Practice of Immunoassay

Abstract

It is self-evident that computerised processing of immunoassay data is advantageous. What is not self-evident is whether any particular computer method gives the correct result in all circumstances. The objective of this chapter is to provide the information on which a judgement can be formed about the correctness of immunoassay results calculated by computer.

“Machine computation should never be thought to relieve the analyst of responsibility for reliability of his measurements” (1)

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  1. Peter Raggatt
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  1. Department of Clinical Biochemistry, London Hospital Medical College, Turner Street, E1 2AD, London, UK

    Christopher P. Price (Professor and Director) & David J. Newman (Principal Research Scientist) (Professor and Director) &  (Principal Research Scientist)

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Raggatt, P. (1991). Data Processing. In: Price, C.P., Newman, D.J. (eds) Principles and Practice of Immunoassay. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11234-0_7

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