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Random Sampling: Key to Reducing Bias and Increasing Accuracy

Random sampling is a random means of gathering data points from all groups. It eliminates bias within your data sets by using ...
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Example 62.2: Simple Random Cluster Sampling

This example illustrates the use of regression analysis in a simple random cluster sampling design. The data are from S rndal, Swenson, and Wretman (1992, p. 652). A total of 284 Swedish ...
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Random Sampling

In a simple random sample, each individual in the population has an equal probability of being chosen. Additionally, each sample of size n has an equal probability of being the chosen sample. This ...
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Covariance of Sample Moments for Simple Random Sampling with Replacement of a Finite Population

Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 99A, No. 2 (Dec., 1999), pp. 171-177 (7 pages) In this paper we derive the exact covariance of some sample moments for 'simple random sampling ...