Cruise design for a 5-year period of the 50-year timber sales in Alaska.

John W. Hazard

doi:10.2737/PNW-RN-422

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Cruise design for a 5-year period of the 50-year timber sales in Alaska.

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Authors:

John W. Hazard

Year:

1985

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RN-422

Source:

Res. Note PNW-RN-422. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agricuture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 39 p

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Abstract

Sampling rules and estimation procedures are described for a new cruise design that was developed for 50-year timber sales in Alaska. An example is given of the rate redetermination cruise and analysis for the 1984-1989 period of the Ketchikan Pulp Company sale. In addition, methodology is presented for an alternative sampling technique of sampling with probability proportional to size, sample size calculations, and volume equation development.

Keywords

timber cruising, sampling design, timber sales, Alaska

Citation

Hazard, John W. 1985. Cruise design for a 5-year period of the 50-year timber sales in Alaska. Res. Note PNW-RN-422. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agricuture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 39 p