Odour Panelist Proficiency Testing
We are a team of experts provide Proficiency Testing programs with statistical quality assurance.
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We are a team of experts provide Proficiency Testing programs with statistical quality assurance.
Scentroid Proficiency Testing programs are statistical quality assurance programs. They enable laboratories to assess their performance in conducting test methods when data is compared against other laboratories that participate in the same worldwide program.
Odour laboratories that participate in the Scentroid Proficiency Testing program receive different samples of a controlled N-butanol mixture as a referent odorant. Upon completing the test, each laboratory submits their test data to Scentroid, who then issues the final summary report.
Your Odour Proficiency Report
- Any participating laboratory’s test results (Laboratories are coded for confidentiality)
- Statistical analysis of test data
- Charts plotting test results versus accepted standards from other test results
- Assessment of the precision within one laboratory (repeatability)
- Assessment of the precision between laboratories (reproducibility)
Assessor Screening
As part of laboratory quality assurance and control, Scentroid offers an internationally recognized program to prepare and screen panel assessors according to standard EN13725:2003. This program aims to identify reliable sensors with specific qualities for selection as panel members.
We form panelists through a comprehensive testing procedure to ensure the repeatability of their results. After completing the training program, we issue a certificate if the panelist meets the criteria for an individual threshold estimate and the mean of the accepted reference value.
