Proficiency Test on Overall Migration finished

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Summary of this proficiency test:

On 3 November 2014, the proficiency test on Overall Migration (iis14P08GM) was finished. It started on 10 September 2014 (see message "Proficiency Test on Global Migration started" on this website) when the samples were distributed.

In this interlaboratory study 72 participants in 23 different countries have participated.

The participants were requested to determine Overall Migration, also called Overall Migration or Total Migration.

The proficiency test report summarises the test results, the analytical methods reported by the participants and the z-scores calculated for each participant are tabulated. Also the calculated summary (e.g. mean, standard deviation and reproducibility) is given.

In the report also an evaluation of the test results is given. Problems encountered in the analyses are mentioned and - where possible - suggestions for quality improvement are formulated. For each test a comparison is made between the results of the group of participants and the requirements given by the relevant standard.