Lesson 5: How can you do QC planning?

In Tools and Technology for QC Planning, Dr. Westgard describes how to make QC planning practical using graphical tools, such as power function graphs, critical-error graphs, and OPSpecs charts. The QC Validator computer program is introduced as an example of the kind of technology needed to provide these graphical tools. An educational version of the program (QC Validator 2E) can be downloaded to provide these tools for the duration of this course. A demo of the program can be downloaded from the website and viewed to provide an example of automated QC selection. Detailed tutorials are also available via download from the website. FAQs about QC Validator provides additional discussion of the use and application of this computer program.
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Objectives:

Learn about the different tools that are available for QC planning. 
Learn how to download software from the web. 
Learn to use the QC Validator program to prepare graphical tools. 

Web materials:

Essay: Tools and Technology for QC Planning 
QC Validator 2E download 
QC Validator demo and tutorial downloads 
FAQs about QC Validator 

Things to do:

Study the materials. 
Download the QC Validator program and install on your computer. 
Download the QC Validator Demo and Tutorials and install on your computer. 
Run the QC Validator Demo to get an overview of the program. 
Run the QC Validator Tutorial A to learn about manual operation of the program. 
Learn to use the QC Validator program. 
Enter parameters for the cholesterol example (CV 2.0%, bias 2.0%, TEa 10.0%). 

Assessment: View the Answers

What are three graphical tools that can be used for QC planning? 
Do you have the QC Validator program and tutorials set up on your computer? 
Can you enter the necessary input parameters to assess QC performance? 
Can you display power function graphs? 
Can you display critical-error graphs? 
Can you display OPSpecs charts? 

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