DOI: 10.1039/A806872K
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Reference Section for: Analyst, 1998, 123, 2809-2812
The frequency of rounds in a proficiency test: does it affect the performance of participants?
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Michael Thompson and Philip J. Lowthian
Abstract
A controlled experiment has been carried out to test whether the performance of participants in a proficiency test is improved as a result of doubling the frequency of distributing the test materials in the test. The performance of a randomly selected experimental group was compared with that of a corresponding control group after doubling the frequency of rounds in the experimental group over a period of two years. No statistically significant change in performance was detected.
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