This course provides an introduction to the sampling designs
commonly implemented within forest management. It primarily focuses
on the statistics and theory of forest resources and management
sampling, including topics such as simple random sampling,
stratified random sampling, regression estimation, and double
sampling. The course will also cover sampling designs for specialty
forest products and rare populations.
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major objective of the course is not only for students to learn the
basics of sampling design but instill the importance of appropriate
designs and what they mean for the standard error of the mean.
Discussion of the statistics you covered in Stat251, measurement
standards, sampling methods, and errors will be discussed,
reinforced, and expanded upon throughout this course. The course
culminates with a project, were student groups are
expected to develop, implement, analyze, and report on a forest
inventory to meet specific objectives.
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