Sampling Theory: For the Ecological and Natural Resource Sciences

by Kenneth B Newman, Michael S Mohr, David Hankin, et al.

Book Overview

Sampling theory considers how methods for selection of a subset of units from a finite population (a sample) affect the accuracy of estimates of descriptive population parameters (mean, total, proportion). Although a sound knowledge of sampling theory principles would seem essential for ecologists and natural resource scientists, the subject tends to be somewhat overlooked in contrast to other core statistical topics such as regression analysis, experimental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198815794
• ISBN13: 9780198815792
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.8"