Targeted Sampling Design

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027683",
  "term": "Targeted Sampling Design",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Targeted sampling designs have a purpose other than obtaining random samples from a statistical population. In particular, they target locations or events with some attribute of interest. For example, one might take a sample below every sewage treatment plant in a watershed to determine if they can cause impairments where effluents are least diluted, sample upstream of an impaired location at 100 m intervals to determine the extent of an impairment, or sample all tributaries to a stream to determine which is the source of a contaminant.",
  "subject": "Information management and systems",
  "references": [
    "CADDIS Glossary; CADDIS"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/targeted-sampling-design/"
}