Instant‐count sampling: A technique for estimating recreation use in municipal settings |
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| Authors: | Gary L Tyre Chrystos D Siderelis |
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| Institution: | 1. Economist with the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station , USDA, Forest Service , Athens, Georgia;2. Assistant Professor, Department of Recreation Resources and Administration , North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Abstract: | Instant‐count sampling was tested on four municipal recreation areas in Athens, Georgia. Users were counted instantaneously on the areas at randomly selected times. From these counts, estimates of use and standard errors were achieved with a minimum of sampling time required. Errors ranged from 10.2 to 37.8 percent of estimated use and did not exceed 23.6 percent for total use. |
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| Keywords: | Unequal probability sampling municipal recreation use municipal recreation planning |
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