Counting Penguins.

Abstract

This essay was written for students and teachers of elementary statistics and probability courses. It uses finite population sampling to illustrate some of the basic ideas of these courses. Applications to estimating wildlife populations (especially penguins) are given.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA023717

Entities

People

  • G. S. Watson

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Science
  • Information Science
  • Mathematics
  • Probability
  • Sampling
  • Statistics
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • STEM Education
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.