Sample Prioritisation
Definition
A documented choice of examinations directed at relevant questions and competing explanations. Whole-item recovery can permit controlled later sampling where suitable. More testing is not automatically better. Coordinate potentially destructive or incompatible examinations and preserve the relationship between results and the original item.
- Context
- Evidence collection
For example, potentially destructive chemistry may need coordination with DNA sampling so the examination sequence addresses the relevant competing questions.
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