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Calibration inference based on multiple runs of an immunoassay.

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Zeng, Q; Davidian, M
Published in: Biometrics
December 1997

Several authors have documented the poor performance of usual large-sample, individual calibration confidence intervals based on a single run of an immunoassay. Inaccuracy of these intervals may be attributed to the paucity of information on model parameters available in a single run. Methods for combining information from multiple runs to estimate assay response variance parameters and to refine characterization of the standard curve for the current run via empirical Bayes techniques have been proposed. We investigate formally the utility of these techniques for improving the quality of routine individual calibration inference.

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Published In

Biometrics

ISSN

0006-341X

Publication Date

December 1997

Volume

53

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1304 / 1317

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Models, Statistical
  • Likelihood Functions
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Deoxyribonucleases
  • Computer Simulation
  • Calibration
  • Biometry
 

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Zeng, Q., & Davidian, M. (1997). Calibration inference based on multiple runs of an immunoassay. Biometrics, 53(4), 1304–1317.
Zeng, Q., and M. Davidian. “Calibration inference based on multiple runs of an immunoassay.Biometrics 53, no. 4 (December 1997): 1304–17.
Zeng Q, Davidian M. Calibration inference based on multiple runs of an immunoassay. Biometrics. 1997 Dec;53(4):1304–17.
Zeng, Q., and M. Davidian. “Calibration inference based on multiple runs of an immunoassay.Biometrics, vol. 53, no. 4, Dec. 1997, pp. 1304–17.
Zeng Q, Davidian M. Calibration inference based on multiple runs of an immunoassay. Biometrics. 1997 Dec;53(4):1304–1317.
Journal cover image

Published In

Biometrics

ISSN

0006-341X

Publication Date

December 1997

Volume

53

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1304 / 1317

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Statistics & Probability
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Models, Statistical
  • Likelihood Functions
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Deoxyribonucleases
  • Computer Simulation
  • Calibration
  • Biometry