Line-intercept sampling

In statistics, line-intercept sampling (LIS) is a method of sampling elements in a region whereby an element is sampled if a chosen line segment, called a “transect”, intersects the element [1].

Line intercept sampling has proven to be a reliable, versatile, and easy to implement method to analyze an area containing various objects of interest [2]. It has recently also been applied to estimating variances during particulate material sampling [3].

References

  1. ^ Kaiser, L, 1983. Unbiased Estimation in Line-Intercept Sampling, Biometrics 39. pp 965–976.
  2. ^ Buckland, S.T. Introduction to distance sampling: estimating abundance of biological populations, New York, Oxford University Press; 2001.
  3. ^ http://www.saimm.co.za/Journal/v110n06p323.pdf

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