Visual Sample Plan Version 1.0 User's Guide

Davidson, Jim Jr. ; Hassig, Nancy L ; Gilbert, Richard O

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Statistics;    99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;    Environmental Quality;    Sampling;    Personal Computers;   

DOI  :  10.2172/782077
RP-ID  :  PNNL-13490
RP-ID  :  AC06-76RLO1830
RP-ID  :  782077

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This user's guide describes Visual Sample Plan (VSP) Version 1.0 and provides instructions for using the software. VSP selects the appropriate number and location of environmental samples to ensure that the results of statistical tests performed to provide input to environmental decisions have the required confidence and performance. VSP Version 1.0 provides sample-size equations or algorithms needed by specific statistical tests appropriate for specific environmental sampling objectives. The easy-to-use program is highly visual and graphic. VSP runs on personal computers with Microsoft Windows operating systems (95, 98, Millenium Edition, 2000, and Windows NT). Designed primarily for project managers and users without expertise in statistics, VSP is applicable to any two-dimensional geographical population to be sampled (e.g., surface soil, a defined layer of subsurface soil, building surfaces, water bodies, and other similar applications) for studies of environmental quality .