Erratum: Optimal Stratification and Allocation for the June Agricultural Survey

Abstract

This article has an error and related omission in the literature review, as well as some errors in the specification of the simulation. Neither of these errors affect any results in the paper or conclusions drawn. The error and related omission in the literature review occur on page 122, paragraph 2. The reference, Lavallée and Hidiroglou (1988) is incorrect and should be replaced with a reference to Hidiroglou (1986). Both papers are similar in that they provide methods to optimally stratify and allocate univariate populations into take-all, take-none, and takesome stratum under a coefficient of variation (CV) constraint. However, Lavallée and Hidiroglou (1988) improves on Hidiroglou (1986) by allowing for an arbitrary number of take-some strata. This important contribution should have been included on page 122 paragraph 2, revised below.