System for statistical analysis of quality control data

A computer system for evaluating the performance of a quantitative analyzer relative to a group of quantitative analyzers, the quantitative analyzer capable of measuring the composition of a test analyte having an expected composition, comprising:

• a database having stored therein, for a plurality of quantitative analyzer models, statistical data for a test analyte, including expected statistical data representing the expected chemical composition of the test analyte, the expected statistical data being specific to the quantitative analyzer model and to a control lot of The test analyte;
• a computer coupled to the database and to a communication network;
• a data collection module in the computer for electronically receiving from the communication network data representing a measured composition of the test analyte from a quantitative analyzer under test for storage into the database;
• an error checking module in the computer for comparing the received data with the expected composition in real time with the receipt of the received data by the data collection module, wherein the error checking module includes an error reporting function for reporting, in real time to a remote user over the communication network, received data outside a range of expected data for the expected composition and the error reporting function is capable of receiving a corrected data value for storage into the database;
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• a report generation module in the computer for generating reports from the statistical data stored in the database.

A computer-implemented method for evaluating the performance of a quantitative analyzer relative to a group of quantitative analyzers using a test analyte having an expected composition, the quantitative analyzer capable of measuring the composition of the test analyte, comprising:

• for a plurality of quantitative analyzers, storing statistical data for a test analyte, including expected statistical data representing the expected composition of the test analyte, in a database;
• in a computer coupled to the database and to a communication network:
• from the communication network, electronically receiving data representing a measured composition of the test analyte from quantitative analyzer;
• comparing the received data with the expected composition and reporting, to a remote user over the communication network, received data outside a range of expected data for the expected composition in real time with the receiving, of the received data;
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• receiving a corrected data value for storage into the database.

A computer-implemented method of evaluating the performance of a quantitative analyzer relative to a group of quantitative analyzers for a test analyte having an expected composition, a quantitative analyzer under test capable of measuring the composition of the test analyte, comprising:

• for a plurality of quantitative analyzer models, storing statistical data for a rest analyte in a database, including storing expected statistical data representing the expected composition of the test analyte, the expected statistical data being specific to the quantitative analyzer model and to a control lot of the test analyte;
• in a computer coupled to the database and to a communication network:
• from the communication network, electronically receiving data representing a measured composition of the test analyte from a quantitative analyzer under test;
• comparing the received data with the expected composition in real time with receiving of the received data;
• generating reports from the statistical data stored in the database;
• reporting to a remote user over the communication network received data outside a range of expected data for the expected composition in real time with the comparing of the received data with the expected composition and
• receiving a corrected data value for entry into the database.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• a computer-usable medium;
• a set of computer instructions carried on the medium including instructions for a computer-implemented method for evaluating the performance of a quantitative analyzer relative to a group of quantitative analyzers using a test analyte having an expected composition, the quantitative analyzer capable of measuring the composition of the test analyte, the method including instructions to:
• for a plurality of quantitative analyzers, store statistical data for a test analyte, including expected statistical data representing the expected composition of the test analyte, in a database,
• in a computer coupled to the database and to a communication network:
• from the communication network, electronically receive data representing a measured composition of the test analyte from a quantitative analyzer;
• in real time with receipt of the received data, compare the received data with the expected composition and reporting to a remote user over the communication network received data outside a range of expected data for the expected composition;
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• receive a corrected data value for storage into the database.

An article of manufacture, comprising:

• a computer-usable medium;
• a set of computer instructions carried on the medium, including instructions for a computer-implemented method of evaluating the performance of quantitative analyzer relative to a group of quantitative analyzers for a test analyte having an expected composition, a quantitative analyzer under test capable of measuring the composition of the test analyte the method including instructions to:
• for a plurality of quantitative analyzer models, store statistical data for a test analyte in a database, including storing expected statistical data representing the expected composition of the test analyte, the expected statistical data being specific to the quantitative analyzer model and to a control lot of the test analyte;
• in a computer coupled to the database and to a communication network:
• from the communication network, electronically receive data representing a measured composition of the test analyte from a quantitative analyzer under test;
• compare the received data with the expected composition in real time with he receipt of the received data;
• generate reports from the statistical data stored in the database;
• report to a remote user over the communication network received data outside a range of expected data for the expected composition in real time;
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• receive a corrected data value for storage into the database.

A computer system for evaluating the performance of a quantitative analyzer relative to a group of quantitative analyzers, the quantitative analyzer capable of measuring the composition of a test analyte having an expected composition, comprising:

• a database having stored therein, for a plurality of quantitative analyzers statistical data for a test analyte, including expected statistical data representing the expected composition of the test analyte, the expected statistical data for the test analyte is cumulative over time and capable of being associated with a peer group of the quantitative analyzers;
• a computer coupled to the database and to a communication network;
• a data collection module in the computer for electronically receiving from the communication network data representing a measured composition of the test analyte from a quantitative analyzer for storage into the database;
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• an error checking module in the computer and responsive to the data collection module for comparing the received data with the expected statistical data of the expected composition in real time and excluding the received data from association with the peer group of the quantitative analyzers if the received data is outside a range of expected data for the expected composition, wherein the error checking module includes an error reporting function for reporting to a remote user, over the communication network in real time, received data outside the range of expected data for the expected composition.