QUALITY ASSURANCE/ QUALITY CONTROL ANALYSIS

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QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROLANALYSIS

• SOUTHERN RESEARCH STATION
• FY 2003
• October 22, 2003

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CHECK PLOT COUNTS ALL STATES AND FEDSTOTAL
NUMBER OF CHECK PLOTS 974FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS ALABAMATOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 130FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS ARKANSASTOTAL NUMBER OF
CHECK PLOTS 65FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS FLORIDATOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 110FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS GEORGIATOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 94FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS KENTUCKYTOTAL NUMBER OF
CHECK PLOTS 69FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS LOUISIANATOTAL NUMBER OF
CHECK PLOTS 40FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS NORTH CAROLINATOTAL NUMBER
OF CHECK PLOTS 89FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS SOUTH CAROLINATOTAL NUMBER
OF CHECK PLOTS 52FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS TENNESSEETOTAL NUMBER OF
CHECK PLOTS 80FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS TEXASTOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 72FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS VIRGINIATOTAL NUMBER OF
CHECK PLOTS 86FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT COUNTS FOREST SERVICETOTAL NUMBER
OF CHECK PLOTS 78FY-2003
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TOTAL CHECK PLOT COUNTOctober 1st-September
30th, 2003

• AFFECTED BY
• NUMBER OF QA/QC PERSONNEL IN EACH STATE
• NUMBER OF TRAINING SESSIONS/DETAILS/LEAVE
• NUMBER OF START-UP/REFRESHER SESSIONS
• TOTAL NUMBER OF EXPERIENCED/TRAINED QA/QC
  PERSONNEL AVAILABLE
• AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO DIFFERENT TYPES OF
  CHECKPLOTS
• TIME SPENT ON FIRE/FIRE TRAINING
• TIME WORKED IN NORTH CAROLINA/TEXAS

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CHECK PLOT TYPE ALL STATES AND FEDSTOTAL
NUMBER OF CHECK PLOTS 974FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE ALABAMATOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 130FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE ARKANSASTOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 65FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE FLORIDATOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 110FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE GEORGIATOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 94FY 2001
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CHECK PLOT TYPE KENTUCKYTOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 69FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE LOUISIANATOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 40FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE NORTH CAROLINATOTAL NUMBER OF
CHECK PLOTS 89FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE SOUTH CAROLINATOTAL NUMBER OF
CHECK PLOTS 52 FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE TENNESSEETOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 80FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE TEXASTOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 72FY 2001
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CHECK PLOT TYPE VIRGINIATOTAL NUMBER OF CHECK
PLOTS 86FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE FOREST SERVICETOTAL NUMBER OF
CHECK PLOTS 78FY 2003
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CHECK PLOT TYPE

• AFFECTED BY
• NUMBER OF QA/QC PERSONNEL IN EACH STATE
• DATA CREDIBILITY ALL PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
  CHECKING
• TRAINING NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL STATES
• TOTAL NUMBER OF EXPERIENCED/TRAINED QA/QC
  PERSONNEL AVAILABLE

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AVERAGE CHECK PLOT SCORES BETWEEN STATESFY 2003