Items Derivative method (PAR) DD1 method (DPH) Multivariate method Densitometric method Official method [4]*
PAR DPH
PLS PCR PLS PCR PAR DPH PAR DPH
Mean 98.50 102.00 99.25 98.35 101.4 98.20 100.0 101.7 98.69 99.90
SD 0.76 0.72 0.39 0.85 0.31 0.25 1.31 1.62 0.64 1.54
RSD% 0.77 0.70 0.39 0.86 0.30 0.25 1.31 1.59 0.65 1.54
n 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Variance 0.57 0.51 0.15 0.72 0.09 0.06 1.71 2.62 0.40 2.371
Student’s t-test 0.256
(2.30)
2.260
(2.73)
1.697
(2.26)
1.036
(2.30)
2.095
(2.26)
1.810
(2.36)
0.788
(2.36)
0.321
(2.30)
- -
F-value 1.276
(5.40)
3.002
(6.25)
2.640
(6.25)
1.751
(5.40)
0.042
(0.15)
0.026
(0.05)
6.601
(19.2)
1.225
(5.40)
- -
Table 8: Statistical comparison of the results obtained by the proposed methods and the official method for the determination of dosage form Panadol night® tablets.