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Sampling in Archaeological Surveys: A Critique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Stephen Plog
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Abstract

Some of the conclusions reached by Mueller (1974) in his study of sampling techniques for archaeological surveys must be disregarded because of the use of inappropriate formulas. In addition, his use of the concept of economy in comparing sampling techniques is questioned, as is his suggestion that the utility of probability sampling in archaeology must be tested.

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American Antiquity , Volume 43 , Issue 2 , April 1978 , pp. 280 - 285
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1978

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