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Supporting Data for "Understanding Reporting Variability in Fire Debris Data Interpretation through an Interlaboratory Study"

Published by National Institute of Standards and Technology | National Institute of Standards and Technology | Catalog Last Checked: September 02, 2026 at 07:19 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 21, 2026
This dataset contains data to support the publication, "Understanding Reporting Variability in Fire Debris Data Interpretation through an Interlaboratory Study". Included in this dataset is: - Full set of processed data from the interlaboratory study - Information on instrumental methods used to collect spectral data - Copies of the interlaboratory study instruction sheet and survey form - Raw datafiles for all unknown samples, neat ignitable liquids, and control samples

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@type dcat:Dataset
accessLevel public
accrualPeriodicity irregular
bureauCode 
[
  "006:55"
]
contactPoint 
{
  "fn": "Edward Sisco",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:edward.sisco@nist.gov"
}
description This dataset contains data to support the publication, "Understanding Reporting Variability in Fire Debris Data Interpretation through an Interlaboratory Study". Included in this dataset is: - Full set of processed data from the interlaboratory study - Information on instrumental methods used to collect spectral data - Copies of the interlaboratory study instruction sheet and survey form - Raw datafiles for all unknown samples, neat ignitable liquids, and control samples
distribution 
[
  {
    "title": "Results Summary",
    "format": "Excel Spreadsheet",
    "mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
    "description": "All results (presence / absence, short response, binned response, and confidence scores) for all datafiles and participants.",
    "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4240/All%20Results%20Table.xlsx"
  },
  {
    "title": "Results Form",
    "format": "PDF document",
    "mediaType": "application/pdf",
    "description": "Form provided to participants to use to submit results, including the questions asked for each unknown sample file and additional demographic questions.",
    "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4240/Results%20Survey%20Form_2.pdf"
  },
  {
    "title": "Fire Debris Interlab - Instructions",
    "format": "PDF Document",
    "mediaType": "application/pdf",
    "description": "Instructions for completing the study, which were provided to participants with their unique set of datafiles.",
    "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4240/Fire%20Debris%20Interlab%20-%20Instructions.pdf"
  },
  {
    "title": "GC-MS Method Files",
    "format": "Agilent .M file format",
    "mediaType": "application/x-zip-compressed",
    "description": "Method files, containing the GC-MS method parameters, used for collection of all datafiles.",
    "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4240/GC-MS%20Method%20Files.zip"
  },
  {
    "title": "Datafiles - Neat Ignitable Liquids",
    "format": "Agilent .D file format",
    "mediaType": "application/x-zip-compressed",
    "description": "Raw GC-MS datafiles of exemplar neat ignitable liquids that were sent to participants.",
    "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4240/Datafiles%20-%20Neat%20Ignitable%20Liquids.zip"
  },
  {
    "title": "Datafiles - Control Samples",
    "format": "Agilent .D file format",
    "mediaType": "application/x-zip-compressed",
    "description": "Raw GC-MS datafiles of the control samples sent to participants.",
    "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4240/Datafiles%20-%20Control%20Samples.zip"
  },
  {
    "title": "Datafiles - Unknown Samples",
    "format": "Agilent .D file format",
    "mediaType": "application/x-zip-compressed",
    "description": "Raw GC-MS datafiles of the samples that participants were asked to interpret.",
    "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4240/Datafiles%20-%20Unknown%20Samples.zip"
  },
  {
    "title": "Read Me file",
    "format": "txt file",
    "mediaType": "text/plain",
    "description": "Text file with more detailed information on individual files in the entry.",
    "downloadURL": "https://data.nist.gov/od/ds/mds2-4240/README.txt"
  }
]
identifier ark:/88434/mds2-4240
issued 2026-08-12
keyword 
[
  "E1618",
  "Fire Debris",
  "Ignitable Liquids",
  "Interlaboratory Study",
  "Interpretation"
]
landingPage https://data.nist.gov/od/id/mds2-4240
language 
[
  "en"
]
license https://www.nist.gov/open/license
modified 2026-07-21 00:00:00
programCode 
[
  "006:045"
]
publisher 
{
  "name": "National Institute of Standards and Technology",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
theme 
[
  "Forensic Science",
  "Forensics:Trace evidence"
]
title Supporting Data for "Understanding Reporting Variability in Fire Debris Data Interpretation through an Interlaboratory Study"

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