Managing Uncertainty and Systematic Planning for Environmental Decision Making 3-Day DOE DQO Training Day 3

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Managing Uncertainty and Systematic Planning for
Environmental Decision Making 3-Day DOE DQO
TrainingDay 3
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Introduction, Objectives, and Agenda
DQO Training Course Day 3Module 16

• Presenter Sebastian Tindall

(15 minutes)
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Introduction
DOEs and EPAs DQO Mission

• Make defensible decisions by managing uncertainty
  via systematic planning
• Institutionalize the standardized Data Quality
  Objectives (DQO) Process (systematic planning)
  throughout the EPA Regions and the Department of
  Energy (DOE) complex

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Day 3 Course Objectives

• Learn
• How to for each activity in steps 6-7 of the
  DQO Process
• Basic statistical concepts using hands-on
  examples and computer simulations
• How to manage uncertainty in the sampling and
  analysis design process
• New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TRIAD
  approach for implementation of sampling

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How Many Samples do I Need?

• REMEMBER

HETEROGENEITY IS THE RULE!
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The TRIAD Approach
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• The following slides show todays agenda with the
  content and times of each module

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DQO Training Course Day 3
Exercise 4
Hypothesis Testing Beta Error
Presenter Sebastian Tindall
(30 minutes)
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DQO Training Course Day 3Module 17
The EPA 7-Step DQO Process
Step 6 - Specify Error Tolerances
Presenter Sebastian Tindall
(60 minutes) (15 minute Morning Break)
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DQO Training Course Day 3
Exercise 5
Hypothesis Testing for Clean Dirty Sites
Presenter Sebastian Tindall
(30 minutes)
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DQO Training Course Day 3Module 18
The EPA 7-Step DQO Process
Step 7 - Optimize Sample Design
Presenter Sebastian Tindall
(90 minutes) (75 minute lunch break)
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DQO Training Course Day 3Module 19
The EPA 7-Step DQO Process
Group Discussion
Presenter Sebastian Tindall
(30 minutes)
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DQO Training CourseDay 3 Module 20DOE Hanford
DQO Web Pageand DQO e-Workbook

• Objective
• To become acquainted with the contents of the DQO
  Web Page and DQO e-Workbook (electronic template)

(30 minutes) (15 minute 1st Afternoon Break)
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DQO Training Course Day 3Module 21
Introduction to Visual Sample Plan Applications
Presenter Sebastian Tindall
(60 minutes)
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DQO Training Course Day 3Module 22
Field Analytical Methods (FAM)
Presenter Sebastian Tindall
(15 minutes) (15 minute 2nd Afternoon Break)
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DQO Training Course Day 3Module 23
Visual Decision Suite
Presenter Sebastian Tindall
(15 minutes)
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Closing Remarks
DQO Training Course Day 3Module 24

• Presenter Sebastian Tindall

(15 minutes)
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Final Exam Preview
What is the DQO Process in a Nutshell?

• Old answer - A painful elaboration of the obvious
• Hint Answer has 3 items

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End of Module 16

• Thank you
• Questions?