Methods for Identifying Out-of-Trend Data in Analysis of Stability Measurements—Part II: By-Time-Point and Multivariate Control Chart

Abstract

This article is a continuation of Part I, in which the authors discussed the identification of out-of-trend (OOT) data in the stability studies of single batches using a regression control chart method (1). 

If several batches are considered, there are two different time scales. The first one is the life within batches, which has been covered in Part I (1). The regression control chart uses this within-batch context. The second time scale is the order of batches. Two approaches are followed in this Part II article. The by-time-point method uses the between-batches context only, while the multivariate approach uses both between-batches and within-batches contexts.

Peer-Review Article
Submitted: April 5, 2017
Accepted: June 27, 2017

About the Authors

Máté Mihalovits is a PhD student, mihalovits@mail.bme.hu; and Sándor Kemény* is an emeritus professor, Tel.: +36 309936307, kemeny@mail.bme.hu, both at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Department of Chemical and Environmental Process Engineering Hungary, 1111. Budapest, Műegyetem rakpart 3.

* To whom all correspondence should be addressed.

Article Details

Pharmaceutical Technology
Vol. 41, No. 12
December 2017
Pages: 38–43, 45

Citation:

When referring to this article, please cite it as M. Mihalovits and S. Kemény, "Methods for Identifying Out-of-Trend Data in Analysis of Stability Measurements–Part II: By-Time-Point and Multivariate Control Chart," Pharmaceutical Technology 41 (12) 2017.