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Clinical laboratory science

the amount of combined random and systematic error a test result can carry without compromising its medical use.

In clinical laboratory science, total allowable error refers to the amount of combined random and systematic error a test result can carry without compromising its medical use. This meaning comes from Westgard (1974) in Clinical Chemistry.[1]

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  1. Westgard, J. O., Carey, R. N., & Wold, S. (1974). Criteria for Judging Precision and Accuracy in Method Development and Evaluation. Clinical Chemistry, 20(7), 825-833. https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/20.7.825

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