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Limit of detection (LoD)

Limit of detection (also known as the minimum detectable value) is the quantity value, for which the probability of falsely claiming the absence of a measurand in a material is beta, given probability (alpha) of falsely claiming its presence.



Related concepts
Limit of blank (LoB)
Related tasks
Estimating the detection limit of a measurement system
Estimating the detection limit using a precision profile
Estimating the detection limit using a probit fit
Related information
Linnet, K., & Kondratovich, M. (2004). Partly nonparametric approach for determining the limit of detection. Clinical chemistry, 50(4), 732-740.
Currie, L. A. (1999). Detection and quantification limits: origins and historical overview. Analytica Chimica Acta, 391(2), 127-134.
Sadler, W. A., (2016). Using the variance function to estimate limit of blank, limit of detection and their confidence intervals. Ann Clin Biochem, 53, 141-149.
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