Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia

This study compares the variable intensity sampling (VIS) and fixed-size sampling (FSS) plans for the green rice leafhopper (GLH), Nephotettix spp., in wet paddy ecosystem. The sampling plans were generated based on a regression model of variance-mean relationship in Taylor’s Power Law. In each plan...

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Main Authors: Mohd Rashid, Mansor, Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin, Ismail, Azhar, Alwi, Ahmad, Hussein, Mohd Yusof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 1998
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48909/1/Variable%20intensity%20and%20fixed-size%20sampling%20plans.pdf
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author Mohd Rashid, Mansor
Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin
Ismail, Azhar
Alwi, Ahmad
Hussein, Mohd Yusof
author_facet Mohd Rashid, Mansor
Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin
Ismail, Azhar
Alwi, Ahmad
Hussein, Mohd Yusof
author_sort Mohd Rashid, Mansor
collection UPM
description This study compares the variable intensity sampling (VIS) and fixed-size sampling (FSS) plans for the green rice leafhopper (GLH), Nephotettix spp., in wet paddy ecosystem. The sampling plans were generated based on a regression model of variance-mean relationship in Taylor’s Power Law. In each plan, 100 simulated replicates were generated simultaneously using a bootstrap approach for each of 0.20, 0.25 and 0.30 levels of precision with 2 hoppers/hill as the economic threshold. The simulations were performed on four independent data sets collected from an experimental plot at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Results obtained show that VIS requires the least number of samples compared to FSS, especially at low and high densities of GLH, i.e. when the mean density is greatly different from the threshold. VIS differs from other fixed precision level sampling plans which require large sample sizes to maintain a constant precision, especially at a low population density. The mean densities estimated by both plans are quite similar, though the FSS estimation was closer to the mean density of the actual data. The mean densities estimated by VIS are more variable than those estimated by FSS due to greater variability in sample size generated by VIS. This study indicates that FSS generated 98–100% of actual precision relative to the required precision, at high and intermediate densities. This increases the cost and time needed for decision making. At low densities, FSS required more samples to maintain the actual precision even at levels less than that desired. Hence in comparison, VIS plan is more efficient than FSS for density estimation and decision making, due to the flexibility of sample size required in relation to threshold values.
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spelling upm.eprints-489092016-12-29T09:55:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48909/ Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia Mohd Rashid, Mansor Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin Ismail, Azhar Alwi, Ahmad Hussein, Mohd Yusof This study compares the variable intensity sampling (VIS) and fixed-size sampling (FSS) plans for the green rice leafhopper (GLH), Nephotettix spp., in wet paddy ecosystem. The sampling plans were generated based on a regression model of variance-mean relationship in Taylor’s Power Law. In each plan, 100 simulated replicates were generated simultaneously using a bootstrap approach for each of 0.20, 0.25 and 0.30 levels of precision with 2 hoppers/hill as the economic threshold. The simulations were performed on four independent data sets collected from an experimental plot at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Results obtained show that VIS requires the least number of samples compared to FSS, especially at low and high densities of GLH, i.e. when the mean density is greatly different from the threshold. VIS differs from other fixed precision level sampling plans which require large sample sizes to maintain a constant precision, especially at a low population density. The mean densities estimated by both plans are quite similar, though the FSS estimation was closer to the mean density of the actual data. The mean densities estimated by VIS are more variable than those estimated by FSS due to greater variability in sample size generated by VIS. This study indicates that FSS generated 98–100% of actual precision relative to the required precision, at high and intermediate densities. This increases the cost and time needed for decision making. At low densities, FSS required more samples to maintain the actual precision even at levels less than that desired. Hence in comparison, VIS plan is more efficient than FSS for density estimation and decision making, due to the flexibility of sample size required in relation to threshold values. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 1998 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48909/1/Variable%20intensity%20and%20fixed-size%20sampling%20plans.pdf Mohd Rashid, Mansor and Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin and Ismail, Azhar and Alwi, Ahmad and Hussein, Mohd Yusof (1998) Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, 26 (1). pp. 51-63. ISSN 1394-9829; ESSN: 2289-9650 http://ejtafs.mardi.gov.my/index.php/publication/issues/archive/92-1998/volume-26-no1/636-260110
spellingShingle Mohd Rashid, Mansor
Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin
Ismail, Azhar
Alwi, Ahmad
Hussein, Mohd Yusof
Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia
title Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia
title_full Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia
title_fullStr Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia
title_short Variable intensity and fixed-size sampling plans: comparative analysis using simulated Nephotettix spp. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations in wet paddy ecosystem in Malaysia
title_sort variable intensity and fixed size sampling plans comparative analysis using simulated nephotettix spp homoptera cicadellidae populations in wet paddy ecosystem in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48909/1/Variable%20intensity%20and%20fixed-size%20sampling%20plans.pdf
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