The aim of this study was to investigate prediction of stem measurements of Scots pine(Pinus sylvestris L.) for a modern computerized forest harvester. We are interested in the prediction of stem curve measurements when measurements of stems already processed and a short section of the stem...

Impacts of complex emergencies or relief interventions have often been evaluated by absolute mortality compared to international standardized mortality rates. A better evaluation would be to compare with local baseline mortality of the affected populations. A projection of population-based...

Model-based estimators are becoming very popular in statistical offices because Governments require accurate estimates for small domains that were not planned when the study was designed, as their inclusion would have produced an increase in the cost of the study. The sample sizes in these...