Optimum Allocation of Stratified Random Samples Designed for Multiple Mean Estimates and Multiple Observed Variables

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1897-1909

  Bosch, V ^a   Wildner, R ^a  

^a GfK Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optimum allocation; Sample theory; Stratified random sampling

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SAMPLING;

STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 0141605281     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/STA-120023258     Document Type: Article

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