When Inspecting an Internal Quality-Control Plot for a Blood Gas

question 86

Multiple Choice

When inspecting an internal quality-control plot for a blood gas analyzer, you notice several data points sporadically appearing outside the 2 standard deviation (SD) range. This represents what type of analytic error?
I.random error
II.bias
III.imprecision
IV.systematic error

• A)I and III
• B)II and IV
• C)I, II, and IV
• D)I, II, III, and IV

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Definitions:

Principal-Agent Problem

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