Use of the weighted Kappa coefficient in classification error assessment of thematic maps

International Journal of Geographical Information Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 591-603

  Næsset, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION ERROR; FOREST SURVEY; KAPPA COEFFICIENT; MAP CLASS; THEMATIC MAP;

EID: 0030452867     PISSN: 02693798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02693799608902099     Document Type: Article

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