Sampling Spatial Units for Agricultural Surveys

• Main Authors: Benedetti, Roberto (Author), Piersimoni, Federica (Author), Postiglione, Paolo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series,
• Subjects: Economic geography.; Agriculture.; Statistics.; Econometrics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Statistical Theory and Methods.; Economic Geography.; Statistics and Computing/Statistics Programs.

The research and its outcomes presented here focus on spatial sampling of agricultural resources. The authors introduce sampling designs and methods for producing accurate estimates of crop production for harvests across different regions and countries. With the help of real and simulated examples p...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1 Essential Statistical Concepts, Definitions, and Terminology
• 2 Overview and Brief History
• 3 GIS: The Essentials
• 4 An Introduction to Remotely Sensed Data Analysis
• 5 Setting Up the Frame
• 6 Sampling Designs
• 7 Spatial Sampling Designs
• 8 Sample Size and Sample Allocation
• 9 Survey Data Collection and Processing
• 10 Advances in Sampling Estimation
• 11 Small Area Estimation
• 12 Spatial Survey Data Modeling.