Methods based on k-nearest neighbor regression in the prediction of basal area diameter distribution

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1107-1115

  Maltamo, Matti ^a   Kangas, Annika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FORECASTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

COMPARTMENTWISE INVENTORY SYSTEMS; EMPIRICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; K NEAREST NEIGHBOR REGRESSION; PARAMETRIC METHODS;

FORESTRY;

MORPHOMETRY; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; TREE;

EID: 0032147985     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-085     Document Type: Article

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