The Statistical Methods Sub-committee
Aims and Intentions
Statistics, as the conceptual language of calibration and all aspects of data quality, plays an axial role in analytical science. The aim of the Statistical Methods Subcommittee is to optimise the usage of statistical methods within the analytical community. That aim is addressed by:
- providing information about good basic statistical practice
- investigating the benefits and limitations of both traditional and more modern statistical methods in analytical science
- facilitating the use of newer statistical techniques by providing the necessary information in a readily usable form
- applying statistical principles to undecided problems relating to quality in analytical data.
Membership
Membership of the Statistical Methods Subcommittee, as of 1 December 2007:
| Prof M Thompson, (Chairman) | Birkbeck College, University of London |
| Dr S L R Ellison | LGC |
| Prof T Fearn | University College London |
| Mr M Gardner | WRC Medmenham |
| Mr F Hollywood | Public Analyst |
| Prof R J Howarth | Consultant |
| Dr P J Lowthian | Office of National Statistics |
| Prof J N Miller | University of Loughborough |
| Dr E J Newman (Secretary) | Consultant |
| Prof B J Ripley | University of Oxford |
| Dr M Tebrake | 3 Ms |
| Mr A Williams CBE | Consultant |
| Dr R Wood OBE | Food Standards Agency |
