From: Application of LiDAR data to maximise the efficiency of inventory plots in softwood plantations
Inferential framework | Number of strata | Design variable | Estimation variables | Regression model | Relative bias | RMSE | PLE | Relative efficiency |
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Design- | - | - | Expansion | - | 0.04 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 1.0 |
based | 2 | OV | Expansion | - | 0.06 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 1.3 |
3 | OV | Expansion | - | 0.02 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 1.3 | |
4 | OV | Expansion | - | 0.01 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.2 | |
6 | OV | Expansion | - | 0.10 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 1.2 | |
2 | OV | Regression | Strata + OV | 0.05 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | |
3 | OV | Regression | Strata + OV | 0.03 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 1.3 | |
4 | OV | Regression | Strata + OV | −0.01 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 1.3 | |
6 | OV | Regression | Strata + OV | 0.10 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 1.2 | |
4 | OV + CC | Expansion | - | 0.02 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 1.3 | |
6 | OV + CC | Expansion | - | −0.01 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 1.2 | |
4 | OV + CC | Regression | Strata + OV | 0.03 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | |
6 | OV + CC | Regression | Strata + OV | −0.01 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.2 | |
Model- | - | OV | Model | OV | −0.01 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 |
based | - | OV + CC | Model | OV + CC | −0.01 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 |