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Guidance on Systematic Planning Using the Data Quality Objectives Process, EPA QA/G-4

Provides a standard working tool for project managers and planners to develop Data Quality Objectives (DQO) for determining the type, quantity, and quality of data needed to reach defensible decisions or make credible estimates.

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Guidance on Systematic Planning Using the Data Quality Objectives Process: EPA QA/G-4 (PDF)(87 pp, 1 MB)
Provides a standard working tool for project managers and planners to develop DQO for determining the type, quantity, and quality of data needed to reach defensible decisions or make credible estimates.