Uncertainty in coal property valuation in West Virginia: A case study

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-216

  Hohn, Michael E ^a   McDowell, Ronald R ^a  

^a West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional simulation; Geostatistics; Interpolation; Kriging; Property valuation; Tax assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944554251     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007535301969     Document Type: Article

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