<samplingDecl>

<samplingDecl> (sampling declaration) contains a prose description of the rationale and methods used in sampling texts in the creation of a corpus or collection. 2.3.2 The Sampling Declaration 2.3 The Encoding Description 15.3.2 Declarable Elements
Moduleheader — 2 The TEI Header
Attributes att.declarable (@default)
Used by model.encodingPart
May contain
core: p
linking: ab
Declaration

<rng:element name="samplingDecl">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.declarable.attributes"/>
<rng:oneOrMore>
 <rng:ref name="model.pLike"/>
</rng:oneOrMore>
</rng:element>
element samplingDecl
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.declarable.attributes,
   model.pLike+
}
Example
<samplingDecl>
 <p>Samples of up to 2000 words taken at random from the beginning,
   middle, or end of each text
   identified as relevant by respondents.</p>
</samplingDecl>
Note
This element records all information about systematic inclusion or omission of portions of the text, whether a reflection of sampling procedures in the pure sense or of systematic omission of material deemed either too difficult to transcribe or not of sufficient interest.