Passive sampling techniques have emerged as indispensable tools in the monitoring of environmental pollutants. These methods involve the in situ accumulation of contaminants over extended periods, ...

One of the best indications of performance in the furnace is the quality of ash coming out of a power plant’s boiler. Ideally, all of the carbon is completely burned in the furnace before the products ...

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

Stratified mean-per-unit sampling is a key tool used by auditors. The popularity of this statistical procedure arises from its unique ability to produce trustworthy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine a newly revealed technique in ...

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It's not feasible to contact every member of the population, so only a sample, or a subset, of that population is included when conducting statistical research. The assumption is that the sample is ...