11—OBSERVATIONS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AUSTRALIAN GREASY WOOL PART I: STAPLE LENGTH IN MERINO FLEECE WOOLS

Autor: K. J. Whiteley, J. H. Stanton, Sandra J. Welsman
Rok vydání: 1980
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Zdroj: The Journal of The Textile Institute. 71:96-107
ISSN: 1754-2340
0040-5000
DOI: 10.1080/00405008008631533
Popis: The average staple length of merino fleece wool is 84 mm. Subjective classification of diameter–style groupings from one selling centre into ‘long’, ‘medium’, and ‘short’ produces differences of 7–8 mm between adjacent length categories. Sale lots within these length categories vary by ± 14 mm (95% confidence interval), so there is considerable overlap even between ‘long’ and ‘short’ wools. Individual staples within a sale lot vary by ± 25 mm about the mean (95% confidence interval). These estimates vary significantly with diameter and style category and among selling centres.
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