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The three sampling strategies used in the virtual forest tutorial are haphazard sampling, random sampling and systematic sampling. Haphazard sampling uses samples that are readily available, these samples are almost never random samples. Random sampling ensures that there is equal chance of being sampled. Systematic sampling avoids bias compared to haphazard sampling and is easier compared to random sampling.
Haphazard sampling had the fastest estimated sampling time. This is because there is less travel time between sample points.
The overall accuracy of the species that were more common was greater than the species that were less common.
The systemic sampling and random sampling strategy were the most accurate because the areas that were analyzed did not overlap.
