Variance reduction for sector sampling

Forest Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-261

  Lynch, Thomas B ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control variates; Importance sampling; Monte Carlo integration; Polar coordinates; Vegetation sampling

Indexed keywords

MAPS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SAMPLING; VEGETATION;

CONTROL VARIATES; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; MONTE CARLO INTEGRATION; POLAR COORDINATES;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; MAPS; PLANTS; SAMPLING;

EID: 33745000778     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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