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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Current analytical method validation often relies on arbitrary rules, leading to uncontrolled risks.
  • Existing approaches may incorrectly accept unsuitable methods or reject suitable ones, compromising reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a formal statistical framework for analytical method validation.
  • To incorporate total error and control decision-making risks in method validation.
  • To ensure analytical method suitability and reduce incorrect acceptance or rejection rates.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a total error approach for method validation.
  • Utilized two-sided beta-content tolerance intervals for risk assessment.
  • Compared the proposed approach with current ad-hoc methods using simulation.

Main Results:

  • Current ad-hoc validation methods fail to adequately control the risk of accepting unsuitable analytical methods.
  • The proposed total error approach effectively controls the risk of incorrectly accepting unsuitable methods.
  • The new approach demonstrates sufficient power to accept genuinely suitable analytical methods.

Conclusions:

  • Existing ad-hoc method validation practices are inconsistent with ensuring analytical method suitability.
  • A formal statistical framework using total error and beta-content tolerance intervals was developed.
  • The total error approach provides a robust method for assessing analytical performance and controlling validation risks.