Counting Penguins.

This essay was written for students and teachers of elementary statistics and probability courses. It uses finite population sampling to illustrate some of the basic ideas of these courses. Applications to estimating wildlife populations (especially penguins) are given.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watson,G. S.
Other Authors: PRINCETON UNIV N J DEPT OF STATISTICS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Biology
Statistics and Probability
*SAMPLING
*WILDLIFE
RANDOM VARIABLES
COUNTING METHODS
ESTIMATES
BIRDS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
POPULATION(MATHEMATICS)
*Random sampling
*Biostatistics
*Penguins
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA023717
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Description
Summary:This essay was written for students and teachers of elementary statistics and probability courses. It uses finite population sampling to illustrate some of the basic ideas of these courses. Applications to estimating wildlife populations (especially penguins) are given.

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