PDLPRECIS
PDLPRECIS is a Microsoft™ Excel workbook compiled by Alecos Demetriades for the estimation of practical detection limit and precision.
The procedure is described in Chapter 7 and Section §7.3.1.7 of the International Union of Geological Sciences Manual of Standard Methods for Establishing the Global Geochemical Reference Network, pages 414-417.
The following three Microsoft Excel files are made available in Chapter 7 Supplementary material:
- IUGS-CGGB_Chapter-7_PDLPRECIS_Clean_worksheet.xlsx
- IUGS-CGGB_Chapter-7_PDLPRECIS_Worked-example.xlsx
It is recommended when using PDLPRECIS reference should be made in the following way:
Demetriades, A., 2022. PDLPRECIS for the estimation of Practical Detection Limit and Precision. In: Demetriades, A, Johnson, C.C. & Argyraki, A., Quality Control Procedures. Chapter 7 In: Demetriades, A., Johnson, C.C., Smith, D.B., Ladenberger, A., Sanjuan, P.A., Argyraki, A., Stouraiti, C., Caritat, P. de, Prieto Rincón, G. & Simubali, G.N. (Editors), International Union of Geological Sciences Manual of Standard Methods for Establishing the Global Geochemical Reference Network. IUGS Commission on Global Geochemical Baselines, Athens, Hellenic Republic, Special Publication, 2, 387−428.
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