Variance of stratified survey estimators with probability of detection adjustments

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 837-844

  Fieberg, John ^a   Giudice, John ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection probability; Double sampling; Population estimate; Sightability adjustment; Stratified random sampling; Variance estimators

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; DETECTION METHOD; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SAMPLING; SURVEY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 42149148695     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-329     Document Type: Article

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