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Verifying zero‐infestation in pest control: A simple sequential test based on the succession of zero‐samples
Author(s) -
Kuno Eizi
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
population ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1438-390X
pISSN - 1438-3896
DOI - 10.1007/bf02514571
Subject(s) - zero (linguistics) , ecological succession , infestation , simple (philosophy) , biology , pest analysis , sampling (signal processing) , test (biology) , simple random sample , mathematics , statistics , control theory (sociology) , control (management) , ecology , agronomy , computer science , artificial intelligence , botany , demography , population , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology , filter (signal processing) , sociology , computer vision
Summary A simple sequential test based on the succession of ‘zero's or uninfested sampling units is proposed for use in verifying zero‐infestation in pest control surveys. The method is applicable efficiently to both finite and infinite populations. Problems concerning its efficiency on application are discussed.