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Line-intercept sampling

In statistics, more specifically in biostatistics, line-intercept sampling (LIS) is a method of sampling elements in a region whereby an element is sampled if a chosen line segment, called a “transect”, intersects the element.

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In statistics, more specifically in biostatistics, line-intercept sampling (LIS) is a method of sampling elements in a region whereby an element is sampled if a chosen line segment, called a “transect”, intersects the element.1

Line intercept sampling has proven to be a reliable, versatile, and easy to implement method to analyze an area containing various objects of interest.2 It has recently also been applied to estimating variances during particulate material sampling.3

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References

  1. Kaiser, L, 1983. Unbiased Estimation in Line-Intercept Sampling, Biometrics 39. pp 965–976.
  2. Buckland, S.T. Introduction to distance sampling: estimating abundance of biological populations, New York, Oxford University Press; 2001.
  3. Dihalu, D.S.; Geelhoed, B. (June 2010). "Principles of an image-based algorithm for the quantification of dependencies between particle selections in sampling studies" (PDF). Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 110: 323–330. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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