
Provides statistical methods for analytical method comparison and validation studies. Implements Bland-Altman analysis for assessing agreement between measurement methods (Bland & Altman (1986) tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1016/S0140-6736(86)90837-8")), Passing-Bablok regression for non-parametric method comparison (Passing & Bablok (1983) tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1515/cclm.1983.21.11.709")), and Deming regression accounting for measurement error in both variables (Linnet (1993) tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1093/clinchem/39.3.424")). Also includes tools for setting quality goals based on biological variation (Fraser & Petersen (1993) tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1093/clinchem/39.7.1447")) and calculating Six Sigma metrics, precision experiments with variance component analysis, precision profiles for functional sensitivity estimation (Kroll & Emancipator (1993) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8448849/). Commonly used in clinical laboratory method validation. Provides publication-ready plots and comprehensive statistical summaries.
Maintainer: Marcello Grassi marcello.grassi@tum.de (ORCID)
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