Example 62.2: Simple Random Cluster Sampling This example illustrates the use of regression analysis in a simple random cluster sampling design. The data are from S rndal, Swenson, and Wretman (1992, ...

A simple random sample is a subset of a statistical population where each member of the population is equally likely to be chosen.

Cluster sampling selects entire groups rather than individuals. For example, a consulting agency evaluating a bank's different branch performances would select entire branches rather than the ...

PPS sampling is often used in cluster sampling, where you select clusters (or groups of sampling units) of varying size in the first stage of selection. For example, clusters may be schools, hospitals ...

Strip adaptive cluster sampling is extended to situations where the primary units have unequal numbers of secondary units. Primary units are selected with replacement and with probabilities ...

The educational field has now accumulated an extensive literature reporting on values of the intraclass correlation coefficient, a parameter essential to determining the required size of a planned ...