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Review Of A Naturalist In Indian Territory: The]Ournals Of S. W. Woodhouse, 1849-50 Eds.John S. Tomer And Michaelj. Brodhead, David J. Harter M.D.
Review Of A Naturalist In Indian Territory: The]Ournals Of S. W. Woodhouse, 1849-50 Eds.John S. Tomer And Michaelj. Brodhead, David J. Harter M.D.
Great Plains Quarterly
"Weare still very far from being aware of the dimensions and ramifications of our ethnocentric illusions." Although more than forty years have passed since Joseph Epes Brown penned these words in preface to The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux, Americans still struggle to find a national identity that transcends our European heritage and its Judeo-Greco-Roman foundations. If one doubts just how pervasive (and sometimes counterproductive) the Eurocentric illusion could be, a reading of the Woodhouse Journals and a bit of introspection should suffice to convince. Woodhouse wrote a century before Brown. …
Review Of Homes In The Heartland: Balloon Frame Farmhouses Of The Upper Midwest, 1850-1920 By Fred W. Peterson, Barry Newton
Review Of Homes In The Heartland: Balloon Frame Farmhouses Of The Upper Midwest, 1850-1920 By Fred W. Peterson, Barry Newton
Great Plains Quarterly
The text examines the influence of balloon frame construction as part of the increasing use of industrial methods and transportation on the development of rural life. Peterson shows particular skill in understanding the process of initial settlement and the gradual adaptations and extension to the dwellings that occur as the farm and its family enlarge and become more successful. He explains in detail how the methods of balloon framing assisted these purposes and enabled families to make dwellings that suited their practical needs and moral and aesthetic choices. He also shows how the influence of architects' pattern books and builders' …
Statistical Sirens: The Allure Of Nonparametrics, Douglas H. Johnson
Statistical Sirens: The Allure Of Nonparametrics, Douglas H. Johnson
United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications
Although nonparametric statistical methods have a role to play in the analysis of data, often their virtues are overstated and their deficiencies overlooked. A recent Special Feature in Ecology advocated nonparametric methods because of an erroneously stated advantage that they require no assumptions regarding the distribution underlying the observations. The present paper points out some often-ignored features of nonparametric tests comparing two means, and advocates parameter estimation as a preferred alternative to hypothesis testing in many situations.
Using Known Populations Of Pronghorn To Evaluate Sampling Plans And Estimators, Kathy M. Kraft, Douglas H. Johnson, Jack M. Samuelson, Stephen H. Allen
Using Known Populations Of Pronghorn To Evaluate Sampling Plans And Estimators, Kathy M. Kraft, Douglas H. Johnson, Jack M. Samuelson, Stephen H. Allen
United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications
Although sampling plans and estimators of abundance have good theoretical properties, their performance in real situations is rarely assessed because true population sizes are unknown. We evaluated widely used sampling plans and estimators of population size on 3 known clustered distributions of pronghorn (Antilocapra americana). Our criteria were accuracy of the estimate, coverage of 95% confidence intervals, and cost. Sampling plans were combinations of sampling intensities (16, 33, and 50%), sample selection (simple random sampling without replacement, systematic sampling, and probability proportional to size sampling with replacement), and stratification. We paired sampling plans with suitable estimators (simple, ratio, …