%0 Journal Article %T Consequences of Insufficient Selectivity in Quantitative and Qualitative Chemical Analysis %A Mats Larsson %A G£¿ran Nilsson %J Journal of Analytical Sciences, Methods and Instrumentation %P 13-25 %@ 2164-2753 %D 2023 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/jasmi.2023.132002 %X A problem in chemical analysis in connection with measurements of a substance normally occurring in a sample, or identification of a substance which should not exist in a sample, is insufficient selectivity. In this article, we analyze this problem and propose remedies. We use a real doping case to illustrate how chemical noise causes a serious selectivity problem, probably causing a false positive outcome. %K Chemical Analysis %K Quantitative and Qualitative Selectivity %K Chemical Measurement Procedures %K Measurement Errors %K Chemical Noise %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=126290