Sampling for analytical purposes
Pierre M. Gy · 1998
THE QUALITATIVE APPROACH: ACHIEVING ACCURACY IN SAMPLING. How Can the Mass of a Lot L be Reduced? Heterogeneity and Sampling. Sampling Definitions. Objects in Three, Two, One or Zero Dimension(s). The Practical Sampling of Moving Streams of Material. Conclusions on the Qualitative Approach. THE QUANTITATIVE APPROACH: TAKING REPRODUCIBLE SAMPLES FROM A POPULATION OF NON--ORDERED OBJECTS. The Heterogeneity of a Population. Sampling: The Zero--Dimensional Model: The Fundamental Error FE. Sampling: The Zero--Dimensional Model: The Segregation and Grouping Error SGE. THE QUANTITATIVE APPROACH: ENSURING THE REPRODUCIBILITY OF SAMPLES TAKEN FROM A SERIS OF CHRONOLOGICALLY ORDERED OBJECTS. Heterogeneity: The One--Dimensional Model. Sampling: The One--Dimensional Model. THE QUANTITATIVE APPROACH: OTHER APPLICATIONS OF SAMPLING THEORY. Measurement of Mass by Proportional Sampling. Appendices. References. Index.