Mixed model estimation methods were used to fit individual-tree basal area growth models to tree and stand … heterogeneous errors, the effects of which could be corrected by using a variance function in the estimation process. The revised …

best choice. Restricted selection affords estimation of attribute totals for a population when the population size - - for … example, the area of an areal continuum - - is unknown. Ratio estimation, however, is most likely a more precise option when …

technique known as the graphical estimation (GE) method for estimating FWD QMDs for major forest types across the United States …. Results indicate that the GE method, along with adaptations proposed in this study, allows for rapid estimation of FWD QMDs …

The adoption of nationally consistent estimation procedures for the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program …

totals. Their efficiency in small-area estimation problems can be poor. In this study, we propose a modified balanced … repeated replication estimator of variance (BRR) of a kNN total that performs well in small-area estimation problems and under …

technological innovations that contribute to measurement and estimation efficiencies and that facilitate the production and … involved remotely sensed data and related statistical estimation techniques. Current applications of remote sensing in support … sensed data in lieu of field observations or measurements; (2) estimation, meaning calculation of traditional inventory areal …