Alternatives to the Moving Average

Paul C. van Deusen

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Alternatives to the Moving Average

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Paul C. van Deusen

Year:

2001

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Reams, Gregory A.; McRoberts, Ronald E.; Van Deusen, Paul C., eds. 2001. Proceedings of the second annual Forest Inventory and Analysis symposium; 2000 October 17-18; Salt Lake City, UT. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-47. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 90-93

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Abstract

There are many possible estimators that could be used with annual inventory data. The 5-year moving average has been selected as a default estimator to provide initial results for states having available annual inventory data. User objectives for these estimates are discussed. The characteristics of a moving average are outlined. It is shown that moving average characteristics don't always coincide with user objectives. Alternative estimators are proposed that may have more desirable characteristics than the simple moving average.

Citation

van Deusen, Paul C. 2001. Alternatives to the Moving Average. In: Reams, Gregory A.; McRoberts, Ronald E.; Van Deusen, Paul C., eds. 2001. Proceedings of the second annual Forest Inventory and Analysis symposium; 2000 October 17-18; Salt Lake City, UT. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-47. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 90-93