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Statistical quality control in archaeological survey
Author(s) -
AlmagroGorbea Martín,
Alonso Pablo,
Benito José Enrique,
Martín Ana M.,
Valencia José Luis
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
archaeological prospection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.785
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1099-0763
pISSN - 1075-2196
DOI - 10.1002/arp.179
Subject(s) - archaeology , quality (philosophy) , reliability (semiconductor) , prospection , control (management) , sample (material) , computer science , statistical analysis , history , artificial intelligence , statistics , mathematics , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , chemistry , epistemology , chromatography , quantum mechanics
This paper proposes a statistical method to establish the quality of the results in archaeological survey. A random sample, a simple statistical operation and the use of standard tables, adapted to this kind of work, allow us to determine when the archaeological prospection has an acceptable quality or not. This kind of investigation has never been undertaken in archaeology, but it will be of the most suitable use in the future to know the reliability of the results for scientific or heritage purposes. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.