Sampling and monitoring in crop protection : the theoretical basis for developing practical decision guides / M.R. Binns, J.P. Nyrop, and W. van der Werf
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Basic Concepts of Decisionmaking in Pest Management; 2 Basic Concepts of Sampling for Pest Management; 3 Classifying Pest Density; 4 Distributions; 5 Sequential Sampling for Classification; 6 Enhancing and Evaluating the Usefulness of Sampling Plans; 7 Binomial Counts; 8 Multiple Sources of Variation; 9 Resampling to Evaluate the Properties of Sampling Plans; 10 Sampling over Time to Classify or Estimate a Population Growth Curve; 11 Monitoring Pest Populations through Time; 12 Epilogue; Glossary; Index
Summary
This book is divided into the following chapters: basic concepts of decision-making in pest management; basic concepts of sampling for pest management; classifying pest density; distributions; sequential sampling for classification; enhancing and evaluating the usefulness of sampling plans; binomial counts; multiple sources of variation; resampling to evaluate the properties of sampling plans; sampling over time to classify or estimate a population growth curve; and monitoring pest populations through time
