Using Attribute Sampling to Assess the Accuracy of a Library Circulation System.

Kiger, Jack E.; Wise, Kenneth

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ERIC Number: EJ513749

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Publication Date: 1995

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Using Attribute Sampling to Assess the Accuracy of a Library Circulation System.

Kiger, Jack E.; Wise, Kenneth

Library Administration and Management, v9 n4 p231-37 Fall 1995

Discusses how to use attribute sampling to assess the accuracy of a library circulation system. Describes the nature of sampling, sampling risk, and nonsampling error. Presents nine steps for using attribute sampling to determine the maximum percentage of incorrect records in a circulation system. (AEF)

Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Guides, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development, Records Management, Sampling, Statistical Analysis

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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