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| 9 | The most consequential form is the substitution of purity for content. An [[Area percent purity|area percent]] figure is normalised: it describes the proportion of detected material attributable to the main peak, and it is unaffected by how much peptide is present. A vial can be 99% pure and contain half the stated mass. Presenting purity where content is the relevant question is the commonest inflation of all.{{r|usp1503}} | 9 | The most consequential form is the substitution of purity for content. An [[Area percent purity|area percent]] figure is normalised: it describes the proportion of detected material attributable to the main peak, and it is unaffected by how much peptide is present. A vial can be 99% pure and contain half the stated mass. Presenting purity where content is the relevant question is the commonest inflation of all.{{r|usp1503}} |
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| + | 11 | Because these practices operate through selection rather than fabrication, they are not detectable by asking whether a report is genuine. They are detectable, if at all, by reading what the report actually measured. | |
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| 11 | == Mechanisms == | 13 | == Mechanisms == |
| 12 | | Mechanism | Effect on the number | | 14 | | Mechanism | Effect on the number | |