Assignment for Forest Mensuration and Biometric

1. Define Bias, Accuracy and Precision with examples.

2. Explain the points to be considered in DBH measurements.
3. What are the importance of DBH measurement in forest inventory?
4. Explain the principle of Height measurement with at least two examples of instruments used for
this principles.
5. Explain how do you measure tree height using Vertex and Transponder?
6. Explain source of error in Height measurement.
7. Explain the formula for measuring Volume calculation of logs proposed by Forest regulation
2079.
8. Calculate the volume of log using quarter girth formula with G= 70 inches and length= 7 feet.
9. Define form factor and what are the types of form factor?
10. Define random sampling and its advantage.
11. What is volume table? Write the types of volume table.
12. What is point sampling? Explain it briefly.
13. Explain CAI and MAI curves with figure.
14. Explain Procedure of growth prediction by stand table projection.
15. What is stump analysis? Write its advantage?
16. What is yield table? Explain its type.
17. Explain the advantage and disadvantage of LSD
18. Complete the following table for the analysis of Variance of Latin square design (LSD)
Source of Degree of freedom Sum of square Mean square of F calculated
Variance (DF) (SS) variance (MSS)
(SV)
Column 4 .. 12.79 ….
Row .. … ….. ….
Treatment .. 70.90 ….. …..
Error … …. 0.80 …..
Total … 201.09 ……

19. Complete the following table for the analysis of Variance of RCBD
Source of Degree of Sum of square Mean square of F calculated
Variance (SV) freedom (DF) (SS) variance (MSS)
Blocks 5 …….. 641.99 …..
Treatments …. …….. …….. ……..
Error ….. ……. 91.06
Total 29 6851.61

20. Complete the following table for the analysis of Variance of equal replication of CRD
Source of Degree of Sum of square Mean square of F calculated
Variance (SV) freedom (DF) (SS) variance (MSS)
Treatments 2 109.87 …….. ……..
Error ….. ……. 71.14
Total 29 ……..