Use of Uncertainty Calculation Software as a Didactic Tool to Improve the Knowledge of Chemistry Students in Analytical Method Validation.

ABSTRACT: Calculating analytical uncertainties as a part of method validation is a relevant aspect of field and laboratory practices in instrumental analytical chemistry subjects, which usually require complex algorithms. This work describes the development and didactic use of an automatic and straightforward informatics tool, implemented in an Excel macro, for calculating and interpreting the uncertainty of an analytical method against a reference method on field measurements. The software was initially developed for field testing of low-cost air quality monitoring analytical methods against reference methods, and the present work shows its adaptation to a didactic environment. The uncertainty calculation software was implemented through an Excel macro based on Visual Basic as a graphical user inte

SUBMITTER: Cerrato-Alvarez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865931 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature