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Kevin Ostapowich
March 27, 2019
The sampling methods I chose were distance-based. See the table below for a summary of the results:
The method with the least amount of error is the Haphazard method. The Random method takes the longest to sample and the Systematic takes the shortest amount of time to sample.
The error is lower for the most common species (eastern hemlock, sweet birch, red maple) across all methods compared to the two rarest species (white pine and striped maple) which have very high errors across all methods. The more abundant the species, the more accurate any sampling method is. Given the results from this trial I would probably choose the Haphazard method as it has the lowest errors (in this study) and enables the user more flexibility in choosing sample sites.
