by - OBJECTIVE:
To lay down a procedure for rounding of analytical results.
- SCOPE:
This procedure is applicable for procedure for rounding of analytical results.
- RESPONSIBILITY:
QC Officer/ QC Executive
- ACCOUNTABILITY:
QC Manager.
- PROCEDURE:
- While doing the calculation write only two digits after the decimal. Consider the third digit to round up the value of the second, wherever it is applicable.
- Round up second digit if the value of third is 5 or more. If the value is less than 5 then round it up to two digits after decimal.
- For an example, if the value obtained during calculation is ‘2.232’ then directly consider and write 2.23 in the Protocol. In case of Data like “2.235” consider & record 2.24 as an obtained result.
- Round the value in certificate of analysis as per specification.
- Rounding of analytical results shall not be considered for those results, which are less than 0.1.
- Use this rounding method for all analytical calculation performed at the Laboratories.
- TRAINING:
Trainer : Manager – Quality Control
Trainees : Staff of the QC departments
- DISTRIBUTION:
Master Copy : QA Department
Controlled Copy : QC Department
Display Copy : QC Department
- ATTACHMENTS:
| Sr. No. | Title | Annexure No. |
| 01. | NA | NA |
- REFERENCES:
In-House
- ABBREVIATIONS:
| Abbreviations | Extended Form |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| NA | Not Applicable |
| QC | Quality Control |
| Sr. No. | Serial Number |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| DEPT. | Department |
| IPA | Isopropyl Alcohol |
| % | Percentage |
- REVISION HISTORY OF CHANGE:
| Sr. No. | Date | Revision Details | Revision No. |
| 01 | 16/01/2020 | NEW SOP | 00 |
