Sampling Flashcards
Ideal sample
Should be ideal in all of the intrinsic properties with the bulk of the material
Population
Entire lot or production
Sampling
Process of taking samples
Sample increment
Individual portion of material collected by a single operation from parts of a lot
How often you take samples
Samples
Small proportions used for the analysis
Lab samples
Fraction of the sample that is used in the final laboratory analysis
Sampling Steps
Identify the population
Select and obtain gross samples
Reduce the gross samples to a laboratory size sample for analysis
Why sample
100% confidence = 100% of the sample
Nothing left to sell
Expensive, time consuming destructive
Not practical
Random sample
Bulk material divided into a # of segments
Segments selected according to a predetermined pattern
Systematic sample
Collected to test changes in composition with
Time
Temp
Location
Treatment
Representative sample
Only from truly homogenous materials
Composite samples
Obtained from special techniques designed to produce representative samples
Combine samples together to get representative sample
Non probability sampling
Probability of including any specific portion is not equal
Select the sample deliberately
Judgment sampling
At the discretion of the sampler
Gives you the info you need
Convenience sampling
Ease of sampling is the key factor