Ecological MethodologyThis coherent text translates the methods of statisticians into "ecological English" so that students may readily apply these methods to the real world. Ecological Methodology, Second Edition provides a balance of material on animal and plant populations. It teaches students of ecology how to design the most efficient tests in order to obtain maximum precision with minimal work. The first part of the text focuses on biological and technical issues in statistical methodology. Students learn about advances that have been made in designing better sampling devices, along with the techniques and equipment used for sampling. The second part deals with creating solid statistical design, and presents all methods that are well-known to statisticians in a language and context that students will easily understand. |
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... Assumptions of the Petersen Method If Ń in formula ( 2.2 ) or ( 2.3 ) is to be an accurate estimate of population size the following five assumptions must hold : 1. The population is closed , so that N is constant . 2. All animals have ...
... Assumptions of the Schnabel Method The Schnabel method makes all the same assumptions that the Petersen method makes : that the population size is constant without ... Assumptions of the Schnabel Method Assumptions of the Schnabel Method.
... assumptions as they apply to your particular population and try to design new ways of satisfying them . Perhaps ... assumptions . • Rule 3 : Treat all population estimates and confidence intervals with caution , and recheck your ...