Survey sampling and estimation methods form the cornerstone of modern statistical inference, underpinning research across the social, medical, and natural sciences. At their heart, these methods ...

To improve our understanding of the distribution and abundance of amphibians and reptiles in tropical forests, herpetologists need to understand the relative effectiveness of different sampling ...

Abstract: Estimates of vegetation attributes measured by sampling often inform scientific inference, management actions, and policy decisions. However, different sampling methods and sample sizes (i.e ...

Bees (family: Apidae) are important ecologically and economically as primary pollinators of many natural and agricultural systems. Given current concerns about declining numbers of bees, many ...

A research team has developed a novel direct sampling method based on deep generative models. Their method enables efficient ...