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PROPORTION SAMPLING [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
CONT

Because proportional sampling improves representativeness, you may use a smaller sample and thereby reduce costs of collecting information.

Key term(s)
  • proportion sampling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Méthode d'échantillonnage selon laquelle la partie de l'échantillon attribuée à chaque strate est proportionnelle au nombre total d'unités dans la strate. En d'autres termes, la fraction de sondage de l'ensemble de la population.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Encuestas estadísticas
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