Variance estimation, design effects, and sample size calculations for respondent-driven sampling

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Salganik, Matthew J ^a  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Design effects; Hidden populations; Power analysis; Respondent driven sampling; Sample size; Snowball sampling; Variance estimation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; VARIANCE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CALCULATION; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; RANDOMIZATION; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33845676300     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9106-x     Document Type: Article

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