Pop Quiz: which method would you accept?

Posted by Sten Westgard, MS

So here's a Normalized Method Decision chart for a cholesterol method.

Which method would you choose?

Well, what if this was the same method, but just plotted with different quality requirements?

That's in fact what this is. It's the exact same CV and Bias data, but each time a different quality requirement is imposed. The Normalized Method Decision chart changes the operating point based on the context of the quality requirement.

It helps you realize what a big difference exists between different quality requirement sources. Under one set of goals, this method would be unacceptable. Under another set of goals, this is a world class method.

Now, which quality requirement is the right one to use?  See more about this at the essay Choosing the Right Goal - an example.