Ecology volunteer survey bias audit calculator

Calculate effort share deviations and unvisited positive-target strata with your own figures.

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Use effort share deviations and unvisited positive-target strata to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Sampling strata [ID,observed effort,target effort share]
[["north",80,0.5],["south",20,0.5],["east",0,0]]
Effort share deviations
[["north",0.8,0.5,0.3],["south",0.2,0.5,-0.3],["east",0,0,0]]
Unvisited positive-target strata
[]
Total variation imbalance
0.3

Try another scenario

Sampling strata [ID,observed effort,target effort share]
[["north",50,0.5],["south",50,0.5],["east",0,0]]
Effort share deviations
[["north",0.5,0.5,0],["south",0.5,0.5,0],["east",0,0,0]]
Unvisited positive-target strata
[]
Total variation imbalance
0
Calculation method

Calculation method

Effort share deviations

[stratum,observed share,target share,observed−target]; target shares must sum1.

Unvisited positive-target strata

List IDs with zero effort and positive target share.

Total variation imbalance

0.5 sum absolute share differences; descriptive, not causal bias estimate.

Symbols and units
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Sampling strata [ID,observed effort,target effort share]

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Effort by location-time, target sampling frame. Returns Coverage imbalance and unvisited strata. All coefficients and observations are user supplied; results describe only the stated mathematical model. Quantities are deterministic calculations from supplied observations and assumptions; no external data is fetched. Supported limits: Finite inputs only; numeric fields bounded as labelled. Lists and JSON records are limited to 256 entries unless a stricter tool bound is stated. No automatic design approval, legal conclusion, treatment recommendation or safety certification.
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