title: Quality control of sampling: proof of concept.
abstract: Quality control in sampling has been demonstrated as practicable in sampling procedures that require the combination of sample increments to form a composite sample. The proposed method requires no sampling resources or use of time beyond those normally used. Increments are allocated at random into two half-sized composites, each of which is analysed separately. The absolute difference between the two results is plotted on a one-sided control chart, which is interpreted like a Shewhart chart. In commonly prevailing circumstances the analytical precision is negligible and the chart represents sampling precision alone.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Birkbeck College (University of London), UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: Joseph K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Douglas