The design of a stratified sample from a finite population deals with two main issues: the definition of a rule to partition the population, and the allocation of sampling units in the selected strata. This article examines a tree-based strategy which plans to solve jointly these issues when the...

The research and its outcomes presented here focus on spatial sampling of agricultural resources. The authors introduce sampling designs and methods for producing accurate estimates of crop production for harvests across different regions and countries. With the help of real and simulated...