In her doctoral thesis completed at the Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention VERIFIN, ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Representative sampling and random sampling ...

XRF sample preparation is a precise method of preparing analytes for elemental analysis. For example, organic samples being analyzed by XRF must be uniformly homogenized through the use of hydraulic ...

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 ...

A composite is formed by collecting multiple sample units and combining them in their entirety or in part, to form a new sample. The sample units that make up the composite may retain their integrity ...

IRSST states that “[t]hese original findings suggest promising avenues for assessing ENM exposure, while also showing their limitations. Improvements to our sampling and analysis methods give us a ...

Sampling is a tool researchers use for marketing, sociology or empirical study. In order for sampling to be productive, the data analysis must not be tainted. There are techniques for creating a ...

Julie Young is an experienced financial writer and editor. She specializes in financial analysis in capital planning and investment management. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, ...