The use of sampling weights for survey data analysis

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-261

  Pfeffermann, Danny ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 0030228969     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096228029600500303     Document Type: Review

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