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Areal Control Using Generalized Least Squares As An Alternative to Stratification

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Stratification for both variance reduction and areal control proliferates the number of strata, which causes small sample sizes in many strata. This might compromise statistical efficiency. Generalized least squares can, in principle, replace stratification for areal control.

Citation

Czaplewski, Raymond L. 2001. Areal Control Using Generalized Least Squares As An Alternative to Stratification. In: Reams, Gregory A.; McRoberts, Ronald E.; Van Deusen, Paul C., eds. 2001. Proceedings of the second annual Forest Inventory and Analysis symposium; 2000 October 17-18; Salt Lake City, UT. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-47. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 63-65
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/4520