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Thompson, Michael (2018) A properly developed consensus from a proficiency test is, for all practical purposes, interchangeable with a certified value for a matrix reference material derived from an interlaboratory comparison. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 42 (1), pp. 91-96. ISSN 1639-4488.

Thompson, Michael (2016) On the validation by inter-laboratory study of ‘procedures’ in chemical measurement. Analytical Methods 8 (46), pp. 8147-8150. ISSN 1759-9660.

Thompson, Michael (2016) On matrix reference materials characterised by proficiency test. Analytical Methods 8 (24), pp. 4908-4911. ISSN 1759-9660.

Thompson, Michael (2016) A careful look at traceability in chemical measurement. Analytical Methods 8 (5), pp. 940-941. ISSN 1759-9660.

Thompson, Michael (2016) The comparison between reproducibility standard deviations from collaborative trials and proficiency tests: a preliminary study from food analysis. Analytical Methods 8 (4), pp. 742-746. ISSN 1759-9660.

Thompson, Michael and Webb, P.C. and Potts, P.J. (2015) The GeoPT proficiency testing scheme for laboratories routinely analysing silicate rocks: a review of the operating protocol and proposals for its modification. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 39 (4), pp. 433-442. ISSN 1639-4488.

Potts, P.J. and Webb, P.C. and Thompson, Michael (2015) Bias in the determination of Zr, Y and rare earth element concentrations in selected silicate rocks by ICP-MS when using some routine acid dissolution procedures: evidence from the GeoPT proficiency testing programme. Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 39 (3), pp. 315-327. ISSN 1639-4488.

Thompson, Michael (2015) Is your 'homogeneity test' really useful? Analytical Methods 7 (4), pp. 1627-1629. ISSN 1759-9660.

Thompson, Michael and Woodgate, R. (2015) The ‘Horwitz ratio’—a study of the ratio between reproducibility and repeatability precisions in the analysis of foodstuffs. Analytical Methods 7 (1), pp. 375-379. ISSN 1759-9660.

Potts, P.J. and Webb, P.C. and Thompson, Michael (2013) An assessment of performance in the routine analysis of silicate rocks based on an analysis of data submitted to the GeoPTProficiency testing programme for geochemical laboratories (2001-2011). Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research 37 (4), pp. 403-416. ISSN 1639-4488.

Thompson, Michael (2012) What exactly is uncertainty? Accreditation and Quality Assurance 17 (1), pp. 93-94. ISSN 0949-1775.

Thompson, Michael (2011) Uncertainty functions, a compact way of summarising or specifying the behaviour of analytical systems. Trends in Analytical Chemistry 30 (7), pp. 1168-1175. ISSN 0165-9936.

Thompson, Michael (2011) Comment on editorial “chemists’ views on measurement results are influenced too much by statistical considerations and not enough by the application of simple metrological principles”. Accreditation and Quality Assurance 16 (11), pp. 583-584. ISSN 0949-1775.

Thompson, Michael and Ellison, S.L.R. (2011) Dark uncertainty. Accreditation and Quality Assurance 16 (10), pp. 483-487. ISSN 0949-1775.

Thompson, Michael and Coles, B.J. (2011) Use of the 'characteristic function' for modelling repeatability precision. Accreditation and Quality Assurance 16 (1), pp. 13-19. ISSN 0949-1775.

Thompson, Michael (2011) An example of functional relationship fitting in analytical science: comment on ‘Modification of Winkler's method for determination of dissolved oxygen concentration in small sample volumes’ by A. Shriwastav, G. Sudarsan, P. Bose and V. Tare. Analytical Methods 3 (5), p. 1060. ISSN 1759-9660.

Thompson, Michael and Fearn, T. (2011) A long term look at homogeneity testing: prospects for a cheaper 'quality control' based method. Analytical Methods 3 , pp. 2529-2533. ISSN 1759-9660.

Thompson, Michael (2010) Analytical methodology in the Applied Geochemistry Research Group (1950-1988) at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis 10 (3), pp. 251-259. ISSN 1467-7873.

Thompson, Michael (2010) Scoring the sum of correlated results in analytical proficiency testing. Analytical Methods 7 , pp. 976-977. ISSN 1759-9660.

Book Section

Thompson, Michael and Ramsey, M.H. (1999) Environmental and agricultural applications of atomic spectroscopy. In: Lindon, J. and Tranter, G.E. and Koppenaal, D. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry. New York, U.S.: Elsevier, pp. 494-501. ISBN 9780123744135.

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Thompson, Michael and Lowthian, P.J. (2011) Notes on statistics and data quality for analytical chemists. London, UK: Imperial College Press. ISBN 9781848166172.