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In determining the sample size that should be taken to assess possible environmental damage, both prior opinions on the extent of the damage, and utilities for decisions that may be arrived at as a consequence of the extent of the damage should be used. In situations with multiple stakeholders, it is desirable for the stakeholder choosing the sample size to do so in light of which party will make the decisions about possible remedial action. A method is presented for calculating the optimal sample size for one party to choose, that incorporates the possibilities that either party may make the decisions about remedial action.
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Wolfson, L.J., Kadane, J.B., Small, M.J. (1997). A Subjective Bayesian Approach to Environmental Sampling. In: Gatsonis, C., Hodges, J.S., Kass, R.E., McCulloch, R., Rossi, P., Singpurwalla, N.D. (eds) Case Studies in Bayesian Statistics. Lecture Notes in Statistics, vol 121. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2290-3_15
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