Introduction to variance estimation
We live in the information age. Statistical surveys are used every day to determine or evaluate public policy and to make important business decisions. Correct methods for computing the precision of the survey data and for making inferences to the target population are absolutely essential to sound...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
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c2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | Statistics for social and behavioral sciences.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009461741706719 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The method of random groups
- Variance estimation based on balanced half-samples
- The jackknife method
- The bootstrap method
- Taylor series methods
- Generalized variance functions
- Variance estimation for systematic sampling
- Summary of methods for complex surveys.
