A comparison of sampling designs for est
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Mark Broich; Stephen V. Stehman; Matthew C. Hansen; Peter Potapov; Yosio E. Shim
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Three sampling designssimple random, stratified random, and systematic samplingare compared on the basis of precision of estimated loss of intact humid tropical forest area in the Brazilian Legal Amazon from 2000 to 2005. MODIS-derived deforestation is used to partition the study area into strata to