Sample selection record

WCAG-EM Step 3. This record is what makes your audit reproducible. A report without it cannot be checked by anyone.

Structured sample

Every common page, one of every page type, every essential task end to end, every unusual interaction, and every page state that differs.

Structured sample — pages chosen deliberately
#	Page name	URL	Page type	Why it is in the sample
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Complete processes

Every page of every essential task. Remember: if any page in a process fails, no page in that process can be claimed as conforming.

Processes covered, and the pages that make up each

Randomly selected sample

About 10% of the size of the structured sample, chosen without looking at the pages first. Record how you randomised, or this is not a random sample.

Randomisation method (crawl + random number generator, etc.)

Random sample
#	URL	What it turned out to be
R1
R2
R3

Checks before you start auditing

Every common page from Step 2a is included
At least one page of every page type from Step 2c
Every essential task, every step
Error states and empty states, not just the happy path
Every unusual interaction from Step 2e
A random sample, properly randomised
The client has seen and agreed this sample