Saddlepoint approximations for statistical inference of PPP sample estimates

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 180-192

  Magnussen, Steen ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Confidence intervals; Estimating equations; Forest inventory; Probability coverage; Student's t distribution; Variance estimation; Volume estimation

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; STATISTICS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PROBABILITY PROPORTIONAL TO PREDICTIONS (PPP);

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS; TREES;

EID: 0035025816     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028275801300088288     Document Type: Article

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