Sampling as a source of measurement uncertainty: Techniques for quantification and comparison with analytical sources

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-104

  Ramsey, Michael H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical data quality; Fitness for purpose; Measurement uncertainty; Robust analysis of variance; Sampling; Sampling bias

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT ERRORS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); GEOSTATISTICS;

SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0032003439     PISSN: 02679477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a706815h     Document Type: Review

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