Table 14.6
Comparison of traditional, automated, and hybrid area frame stratum level mean PSU size, mean stratum percent cultivation, and standard
deviations *
Traditional area sampling frames
Automated area sampling frames
Hybrid area sampling frames
Stratum State
Mean PSU in
square miles
Mean %
Cultivation
Standard
Deviation
Mean PSU in
square miles
Mean %
cultivation
Standard
deviation
Mean PSU in
square miles
Mean %
cultivation
Standard
deviation
11
Oklahoma 5.22
50.5*
30.6
5.83
83.2
5.4
3.91
84.7
6.3
South
Dakota
5.91
67.5*
17.9
6.08
83.5
5.5
2.64
84.1
7.0
Wisconsin 6.18
60.2*
14.4
6.22
80.4
4.2
2.75
80.8
6.4
Nebraska
8.54
74.3*
17.2
8.51
85.5
5.6
3.22
85.3
7.2
12
Oklahoma 4.07
21.3*
21.7
4.10
63.0
7.2
3.09
62.1
8.2
South
Dakota
4.73
44.6*
18.8
5.76
63.3
7.2
2.22
59.7
8.0
Wisconsin 5.17
41.8*
13.6
6.10
61.4
7.2
2.70
59.8
7.5
Nebraska
7.79
44.8*
20.4
8.35
63.7
7.2
2.18
59.4
7.2
13
Arizona
6.23
71.3
30.3
5.59
81.2
14.9
3.00
90.0
14.0
New
Mexico
6.08
53.7
30.8
6.21
75.1
14.8
1.58
87.3
24.7
Georgia
6.41
54.1
12.4
6.62
60.4
7.7
2.88
61.7
9.7
Alabama
6.88
32.5*
18.2
7.09
58.7
7.1
2.72
65.4
8.8
North
Carolina
5.79
60.1
16.8
5.93
63.1
12.6
2.56
66.2
12.9
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