Parameter | Method I | Method II | Method III | Official method [3] % Found | ||||||
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The amount taken (µg mL−1) | Amount found (µg mL−1) | % Found | The amount taken (µg mL−1) | Amount found (µg mL−1) | % Found | The amount taken (µg mL−1) | Amount found (µg mL−1) | % Found | ||
 | 5.0 | 4.903 | 98.05 | 0.5 | 0.504 | 100.69 | 1.0 | 0.981 | 98.14 | 99.03 |
 | 10.0 | 9.871 | 98.71 | 1.0 | 0.997 | 99.70 | 3.0 | 3.024 | 100.8 | 98.74 |
 | 20.0 | 19.800 | 99.00 | 2.0 | 2.029 | 101.48 | 5.0 | 5.013 | 100.25 | 99.4 |
 | 40.0 | 39.420 | 98.55 | 4.0 | 4.045 | 101.12 | 7.0 | 6.975 | 99.64 |  |
 | 60.0 | 59.466 | 99.11 | 6.0 | 6.060 | 101.00 | 10.0 | 10.016 | 100.16 |  |
X` | Â | Â | 98.68 | Â | Â | 100.80 | Â | Â | 99.85 | 99.06 |
 ± S.D |  |  |  ± 0.42 |  |  |  ± 0.68 |  |  |  ± 0.91 |  ± 0.33 |
t | Â | Â | 1.30 | Â | Â | 1.94 | Â | Â | 1.19 | Â |
F | Â | Â | 1.60 | Â | Â | 4.17 | Â | Â | 9.39 | Â |