cfuinterpolation

simpleinterpolation

psteptime


id of the series of measured values the function


series

cfu_in


interpolation method - fits a function to the measured values of one experiment and calculates one value (decadic logarithm of cfu/ml) from this function
default method cfuinterpolation uses ordinary linear regression
method simpleinterpolation interpolates linearly between measurement points (interpolation by splines of order 2)


The main method npmpm calculates bacterial concentrations
during food manufacture after a contamination. Variability and
uncertainty are included by use of probability distributions
and Monte Carlo Simulation. The model aims at predicting
possible bacterial concentrations at one certain point in time
s, e.g. at the end of a process chain. The process steps of
this process chain are run through in linear order.
Experimental data that match current process step conditions
are gathered, and one deterministic primary model is fitted to
every series of measured values. From every fitted curve one
concentration of bacteria at time s is computed, yielding a set
of concentrations. This sample of possible contamination sizes
is assumed to follow a certain probability distribution. After
calculation of distribution parameters, one value is randomly
drawn from this probability distribution. This value may be
modified, and then serves as contamination for the next process
step.

cfuinterpolation: interpolation method

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