GIFSQ Tools · Module 12 — Sensory · Tool 221 of 500
Summarise the make-up of a trained sensory panel: how many recruits were trained, how many are still active, and the attrition rate.
Try sample values — fills the form with the worked example below.
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Trained (%)
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Still active (%)
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Attrition (%)
Equation: Trained % = trained ÷ recruited × 100; Active % = active ÷ recruited × 100; Attrition % = (recruited − active) ÷ recruited × 100.
Method: ISO 6658:2017 sensory methodology — panel selection, training and monitoring; ISO 8586 selection and training of assessors.
Assumptions: Counts are whole people; trained and active panellists are subsets of those recruited.
Limitations: A headcount summary only — it does not measure panel performance or agreement; use Tool 235 for that.
Rounding: Percentages to 2 decimal places; counts are whole numbers; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Method: ISO 6658:2017 sensory methodology — panel selection, training and monitoring; ISO 8586 selection and training of assessors.
Assumptions: Counts are whole people; trained and active panellists are subsets of those recruited.
Limitations: A headcount summary only — it does not measure panel performance or agreement; use Tool 235 for that.
Rounding: Percentages to 2 decimal places; counts are whole numbers; intermediates unrounded.
This is a calculation aid, not a laboratory report — confirm against your accredited method before citing a value.
Worked example: 40 recruited, 32 trained, 28 still active: 80.00% trained, 70.00% still active, 30.00% attrition, 12 panellists lost.
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Tool 221 of 500 — GIFSQ
