Guidance for data quality assessment: Practical methods for data analysis

HERO ID

625037

Reference Type

Technical Report

Subtype

EPA Report

Year

2000

HERO ID 625037
Material Type EPA Report
Year 2000
Title Guidance for data quality assessment: Practical methods for data analysis
Authoring Organization U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher Text U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
City Washington, DC
Abstract PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW Data Quality Assessment (DQA) is the scientific and statistical evaluation of data to determine if data obtained from environmental data operations are of the right type, quality, and quantity to support their intended use. This guidance demonstrates how to use DQA in evaluating environmental data sets and illustrates how to apply some graphical and statistical tools for performing DQA. The guidance focuses primarily on using DQA in environmental decision making; however, the tools presented for preliminary data review and verifying statistical assumptions are useful whenever environmental data are used, regardless of whether the data are used for decision making.
Report Number EPA/600/R-96/084
Url http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=30003GXE.txt
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Number Of Pages 219
Is Public Yes
Is Qa No
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