Sampling Strategies for Natural Resources and the Environment

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PREFACEINTRODUCTIONThe need for sampling strategies A medley of sampling scenariosProbability sampleInference Population descriptive parametersHistorical note Terms to remember AppendixSAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF AN ESTIMATOR Distribution of values Estimation Interval estimation The role of simulated sampling Other considerations Terms to remember ExercisesAppendixSAMPLING DESIGNS FOR DISCRETE POPULATIONS Introduction Equal probability designsUnequal probability designsTerms to remember Exercises AppendixSAMPLING DESIGNS FOR CONTINUOUS POPULATIONS Introduction Crude Monte CarloImportance sampling. Read more... Abstract: PREFACEINTRODUCTIONThe need for sampling strategies A medley of sampling scenariosProbability sampleInference Population descriptive parametersHistorical note Terms to remember AppendixSAMPLING DISTRIBUTION OF AN ESTIMATOR Distribution of values Estimation Interval estimation The role of simulated sampling Other considerations Terms to remember ExercisesAppendixSAMPLING DESIGNS FOR DISCRETE POPULATIONS Introduction Equal probability designsUnequal probability designsTerms to remember Exercises AppendixSAMPLING DESIGNS FOR CONTINUOUS POPULATIONS Introduction Crude Monte CarloImportance sampling