Sampling the environment: Twelve key questions that need answers

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-261

  Ramsey, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias; Measurement; Precision; Representative; Sampling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646636112     PISSN: 01505505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2004.tb00741.x     Document Type: Review

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