Skip to main content

Improving Crop Estimates by Integrating Multiple Data Sources (2017) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

Appendix B: Routine External Evaluation Protocol
Pages 123-124

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 123...
... 1  NASS decides to research the feasibility of the above REEP, a number of questions will If have to be answered before the implementation: •  he procedure for selecting the random sample at Step 1, the number of counties needed, t and the size of the sample selected within each county; •  pecific procedure to amend the current adaptive design for data collection; s •  pecific method of evaluation and diagnostics, including developing formal criteria; s •  stimated additional cost; e • stimated benefits from having the additional sample (beyond the goal of the model e evaluation) ; •  ossibility of evaluation (simulations?
Read the entire page →
From page 124...
... Remark 1: For the County Agricultural Production Survey (CAPS) , the current sample design already attempts to sample enough units from every county (the target sample size for each county is 70 for each commodity, with the goal of having 30 positive reports or at least 25% coverage within the county)
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • meet publication
  • publication standards
  • supplementary sample
  • adaptive design
  • estimates meet

  • production survey
  • including developing
  • protocol aimed
  • random sample
  • setting criteria

  • survey estimates
  • developing formal
  • enabling detection
  • model fails
  • publishable counties

  • agricultural production
  • formal criteria
  • average estimate
  • comparing county
  • counties based

  • produced using
  • prepare direct
  • current sample
  • target sample
  • pecific method

  • current adaptive
  • direct survey
  • pecific procedure
  • stimated additional
  • corresponding direct


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.