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Table 1 Linear trend models and unit level trend components τij (i, j = 0.5, 1.5, …, 239.5; cf. (1))

From: Comparison of estimators of variance for forest inventories with systematic sampling - results from artificial populations

Trend

τij

min(τij)

mean(τij)

max(τij)

Strong

(i + j − 241)/120

–2

0

2

Moderate

(i + j − 241)/240

–1

0

1

Weak

(i + j − 241)/480

−0.5

0

0.5