Neutron texture measurements on YBCO bulk samples show a very
sharp texture of the superconducting phase YBa2Cu3O7-x with
half-widths of less than 5°. Even with a rather coarse measurement
grid of only 722 points per complete pole figure, satisfactory
results for the recalculated (002) pole figures could be obtained.
However, for a reliable calculation of a complete ODF, finer grids
will have to be used. Due to the importance of a good alignment of
the c-axes in the material, a quantitative analysis of the (002)
pole figures, including an error estimation due to measurement
grid and counting statistics, was made. An outline for the
determination of a reliable background estimate is given.