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Sampling error and measurement uncertainty

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posted on 2023-06-09, 05:18 authored by Michael H Ramsey
Uncertainty of measurement results is the key metric of environmental data quality, but it is often underestimated by ignoring the contribution from primary sampling. This chapter explains (1) how measurement uncertainty can be estimated in a way that includes all of the steps in the measurement process, including sampling, and (2) how this ‘combined’ uncertainty information can be used both to judge the fitness of the measurements, and allowed for in any decisions that are based upon the measurements.

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Publication status

  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Publisher

Future Science Ltd

Page range

26-45

Pages

235.0

Book title

Quality assurance and quality control of environmental field sampling

Place of publication

London

ISBN

9781909453050

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  • Biology and Environmental Science Publications

Full text available

  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Chunlong Zhang, Jochen F Mueller, Munro R Mortimer

Legacy Posted Date

2017-02-27

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-02-27

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