CV Analysis
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
 Coefficient of Variation (CV) –
A measurement of imprecision
(random error), biologic variation, or other
variability in a clinical parameters, population;
mathematically.
CV%
Measure of Relative Variation
Always a %
Shows Variation Relative to Mean
Used to Compare 2 or More Groups
Allowable %= 5%
CV% Calculation
 The Coefficient of Variation [CV] is the ratio of the standard
deviation to the mean and is expressed as a percentage.
CV=SD/MEAN
 Other names:
VIS - CMC
Z-Score – Bio Rad
Z-Score?
 Z-Score is a statistical measurement of a
score's relationship to the mean in a group of
scores. (Peer group, methodology,
instrument)
Formula To Calculate
SD,MEAN,CV
August month CV Comparison for the
centers
Centers
Glucose Urea Creatinine TGL Average
CV% CV% CV% CV% CV%
T.NAGAR 5.20% 6.20% 2.70% 2.80% 4.23%
PALLAVA 2.30% 7.40% 6.10% 5.20% 5.25%
HANDE 3.80% 7.60% 7.20% 17.10% 8.93%
DEEPAM 3.47% 4.27% 4.15% 5.11% 4.25%
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00% 5.20%
2.30%
3.80%
3.47%
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Centres
Glucose CV%
Glucose CV%
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
8.00%
6.20%
7.40% 7.60%
4.27%
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Centres
Urea CV%
Urea CV%
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
8.00%
2.70%
6.10%
7.20%
4.15%
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Centres
Creatinine CV%
Creatinine CV%
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%
14.00%
16.00%
18.00%
2.80%
5.20%
17.10%
5.11%
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Centres
TGL CV%
TGL CV%
0.00%
1.00%
2.00%
3.00%
4.00%
5.00%
6.00%
7.00%
8.00%
9.00%
4.23%
5.25%
8.93%
4.25%
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Average CV%
Average CV%
CV_ANALYSIS_Thendral_(1)[1]

CV_ANALYSIS_Thendral_(1)[1]

Editor's Notes

  • #10 Urea CV% should be less than 5%, when compared with these 4 centers, Deepam has been below the mentioned limit.