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Article Title: Sampling: Good, Better, Best

Author: Meagan Condon

Issue date: Summer 2026

Issue number: 53

Issue topic: Purpose

Description: Sampling helps gather information to make decisions about a project and gives you a better understanding of the material you’re working with, but there are different levels of sampling you can do. This article discusses three levels: extremely detailed, enough information for a project, and the least amount of sampling you can do to get by.