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How does the reference standard error propagate into my content figure?

Asked 27 Jun 2025Modified 13 months agoViewed 19k times
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I am comparing a supplier certificate against an independent result on the same lot.

I have worked this out and I would like someone to find the error, because I suspect there is one.

My working so far, for the record, is below, and I am fairly sure the error is in the unit conversion rather than the algebra.

Is my approach right even if my number is wrong?

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askedivo_paunovic15k1827 Jun 2025
Small correction: the units in the third paragraph should be micrograms, not milligrams. – m_haraldsen 4 months ago
Do you have a reference for the last claim? Not disputing it, just want to read it. – label_claim 3 months ago
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