A new variance estimator was suggested implicitly by Durbin (1967), for use in a particular multistage sampling procedure. The suggestion can easily be extended to cover the general case in which ...

Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Series B (1960-2002), Vol. 61, No. 1, Sample Surveys (Apr., 1999), pp. 187-201 (15 pages) The balanced half sample (BHS) method is a popular method for ...

Survey sampling is the process of selecting a probability-based sample from a finite population according to a sample design. You then collect data from these selected units and use them to estimate ...