proficiency samples

proficiency samples

samples sent to a laboratory as unknowns to allow an external assessment of laboratory performance, a frequent practice as part of proficiency testing programs to ensure the laboratory is generating correct results.
See also: proficiency testing.

pro·fi·cien·cy sam·ples

(prō-fish'ĕn-sē sam'pĕlz) Examples sent to a laboratory as unknowns to enable an external assessment of laboratory performance; a frequent practice as part of proficiency testing programs to ensure a laboratory is generating correct results.
See also: proficiency testing