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018package org.opengis.metadata.quality;
019
020import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
021
022import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
023
024
025/**
026 * Degree to which the sample used has produced a result which is representation of the data.
027 * A statistical method based on sampling could be considered as reliable as a global method
028 * when all the geographic zones and concerned time periods are covered and the population
029 * is sufficiently large. It is not only the size of the sample which is crucial but also
030 * how well it represents the actual state of the data.
031 *
032 * @author  Alexis Gaillard (Geomatys)
033 * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (Geomatys)
034 * @version 3.1
035 * @since   3.1
036 */
037@UML(identifier="DQ_Representativity", specification=ISO_19157)
038public interface Representativity extends Metaquality {
039}