Sensitivity, Precision, and Accuracy

Their Roles in Ceramic Compositional Data Bases

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2575507
AutoresRonald L Bishop (0000-0001-9401-8524, Smithsonian Institution, autor de correspondencia), Veletta Canouts (Smithsonian Institution), P L Crown (0000-0002-5084-3693, Southern Methodist University), Suzanne P De Atley (Museum of Boulder)
Año1990
Volumen55
Número3
Páginas537-546
Fecha de publicación1990-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Antiquity (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/281283
OpenAlexW2312370067
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas34
Referencias citadas26

Differences in analytical sensitivity, precision, and accuracy exist among techniques and laboratories involved in the chemical analysis of archaeological ceramics. Large differences in these analytical parameters become significant in the formulation of data bases where comparability of the data is being sought. Small differences become significant when comparing pottery produced from clay resources located within a discrete geological environment. To better assess and report on the analytical results being obtained from laboratories, neutron-activation analysis and X-ray fluorescence are discussed relative to the level of precision required for ceramic characterization studies, the use of standards, and the preparation and submission of samples for commercial laboratory analysis

Accuracy and precision · Archaeology · Ceramic · Characterization (materials science) · Comparability · Geography · Metallurgy · Mineralogy · Nanotechnology · Neutron Activation Analysis · Pottery · Radiochemistry · Sensitivity (control systems) · Statistics · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Engineering · Geology · Materials Science · Mathematics