1.1 - Quality Control/Quality Assurance - Part 2
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Practice Questions
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What is the difference between accuracy and precision?
💡 Hint: Think about what it means to hit the target.
What does QA stand for?
💡 Hint: Consider what you would call a system to ensure quality.
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What does QA stand for in environmental analysis?
💡 Hint: Think about systems in place to ensure quality.
Is a confidence interval supposed to give a single fixed value?
💡 Hint: Remember, it's about a range, not just one value.
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Project an environmental study aiming to monitor water quality in a local river over six months. Discuss how you would implement QA/QC protocols to ensure data integrity.
💡 Hint: Think about location, timing, and sampling consistency.
Analyze a hypothetical situation where an environmental consultant's data is challenged in court. What QA/QC processes should they have documented to support their claims?
💡 Hint: Consider what evidence would stand up in a legal environment.
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