Validation test plan
Definition
A structured document that defines the test devices, functions to be tested, expected outcomes, and pass/fail criteria before a new tool is approved for casework. The completed results are retained as part of the laboratory's quality records.
Related terms
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- The US federal evidentiary standard (Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 1993) requiring that expert testimony be based on scientifically valid methods with...
- Frye standard
- The US legal test for admissibility of scientific evidence, originating from Frye v. United States (1923), which required that a technique be...
- ISO/IEC 17025
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- NIST CFTT
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- Tool Validation and Scientific ReliabilityA structured document that defines the test devices, functions to be tested, expected outcomes, and pass/fail criteria before a new tool is approved for casewo...