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Background

Steps in the DQO Process

Step 1: State the Problem

Step 2: Identify the Decision

Step 3: Identify Inputs to the Decision

Step 4: Define the Study Boundaries

Step 5: Develop a Decision Rule

Step 6: Specify Limits on Decision Errors

Step 7: Optimize the Design for Obtaining Data

Source: "Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process," U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA/600/G-96/055, Sept. 1994.