the results in this channel skew because people test when they are suspicious. that is selection bias and it is real
how do you post a result so it is
Spun off from a message in #test-results on 2025-02-03. 17 messages, 3 participants.
- noct.titrate — how do you post a result so it is actually useful to somebody in a year 18:17
underfill is more common than impurity. if you only test purity you are testing the less likely failure
a single sample tells you about a single vial. that is genuinely all it tells you
quantity testing is usually a separate line item and it is the one worth paying for
quantity testing is usually a separate line item and it is the one worth paying for
weigh it first
weigh it first
the widest spread in my data is about 2.6 percentage points across five lots from one supplier
how do you post a result so it is actually useful to somebody in a year
do you test every order or sample it
selection bias
a point or two between the certificate and an independent result is inside what two labs disagree by
update from 5 months ago: retested the same supplier, result came back better, logged both
one bad test does not condemn a supplier. one good test does not clear one. both halves get ignored equally
if you are testing to settle an argument you will not settle it with n of 1
thats within range
thats a fill problem