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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1995
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ524765 |
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Table of Contents:
- A Method for Taking a Reliable Statistical Sample of Reference Enquiries in a New Zealand Public Library System. Cullen, Rowena Gray, Alistair Error of Measurement Foreign Countries Library Statistics Measurement Techniques Public Libraries Reference Services Sample Size Due to inaccuracies in method, public libraries consistently undermeasure their reference transactions. This article chronicles the process of developing ways to systematize the count. Results of a literature survey, merits of various sample sizes, sample selection, and calculations are all discussed. Appendices include a list of categories of inquiry and of representative numerical data. (BEW)