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Standards and reports

# Representative Observations

Representative observations are a sampling approach in which a consultant surveys a reasonable number of repetitive systems, components and areas to describe the condition of similar items across a property.

## Why it matters

Sampling lets an assessor cover a large multi-building or multi-unit property in a practical time. ASTM E2018 allows findings to be extrapolated to similar areas. A user can require more or fewer observations, and the report should state what was sampled.

Source: [store.astm.org](https://store.astm.org/e2018-24.html)

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