Lot-to-lot variabilities can be greater
Table 3.5 Comparison of Within-Bullet and Within-Lot Standard
Deviations (rounded to nearest percent)
As
Sb
Cu
Bi
Ag
Between lots:
Randich et al.
71%
6%
42%
8%
21%
Within-bullet:
800-bullet data
5%
2%
2%
4%
5%
Within-lots:
Randich et al.
6%
2%
3%
1%
2%
Ratio of within-lot
to within-bullet
1.1
0.9
1.3
0.2
0.4
Note: Five highly variable lots for Cu were excluded.