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John F. Bell Ph.D & Associates, 
541-758-4939

johnbell@proaxis.com

 

The Compassman,

The Nun,

and the

Steakhouse Statistician

We will be releasing a chapter each month or so from Kim Iles latest book.
Click here to get the latest (Chapter V).


Announcing the 2010 Variable Probability Sampling Workshop
March 29-April  2, 2010
on the campus of Oregon State University.
This course is offered as a service to foresters. Two popular methods of timber cruising will be covered in detail: variable-plot sampling and 3-P sampling (Probability, Proportional to Prediction). The course is suitable for relative beginners as well as those with experience who like to brush up on the principles and up-to-date computation techniques using hand calculators and microcomputers.
 
For more information please see the attached flyer and visit our website at
http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/variableprobability2010/
 
 

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Items of Interest:


 
Past Features & Information

 
What's New (02/28/2010 )

 The Statistics for Practical People Series
(Published April 1988 - October 1989)
Isn’t the number of trees quite variable with VP sampling?  (03/30/2008)
Our 3P Sampling Collection GPS Performance Under-the-Forest Canopy (Due to the size of this article, it is a PDF file) (03/30/2008)
Is It True That... Our series addressing myths and other folklore about forest sampling. The SE% is not small enough. Now What? (07/02/2007)
It's the People... Series How Many Edge Trees Do You Have? (02/10/2007)
  Field Test of the Area-free Cruise Method (09/30/2006)
Browse Our Newsletter Index An Electronic Version of the Relascope? (08/26/2006)
DOWNLOAD a Microsoft Word version of the Newsletter Index. Guest Editorial: Production in Forest Inventory – What is it? (07/04/2006)
Downloads: Is there any advantage to using lines of plots (rather than a grid)? (03/25/2006)
A Great Practical Edge-effect Solution for Typical Cruising Situations (12/23/2005)
If You Don’t Like Measuring Borderline Trees, What Can You Do? (11/12/2005)
What exactly IS "bias" anyway? (08/19/2005)

Some Important People in Our Profession

Walter Bitterlich
Walter Bitterlich
David Bruce
David Bruce
Frank Freese
Frank Freese
George Furnival
George Furnival
Lou Grosenbaugh
Lou Grosenbaugh
Ingvar Haglof
Ingvar Haglof
Benno Hesske
Benno Hesske
Bert Husch
Bert Husch

Some Interesting Forestry Links:

Check it out!Ken Brauner, Artist
Check this website out for great Christmas Card ideas!

Western Mensurationists
Midwest Mensurationists
Growth Model Users' Group
Kim Iles & Associates
D. R. Systems
FOB -- Relscope Information/Sales
Western Forestry and Conservation Association
Northern Interior Cruising Committee
Oregon Department of Forestry Log Prices (Updated Quarterly)
American Forest and Paper Association
New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Forest Technology Systems of America
Information on Forestry Schools



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Updated 02/28/10 by Nosnhoj