Oct. 8, 2008— -- Surveys based on a random sample of respondents are subject to sampling error – a calculation of how closely the results reflect the attitudes ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A comprehensive treatment of the theory of non-sampling errors is given in this paper by bringing together the work of a number of authors on ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C (Applied Statistics), Vol. 36, No. 2 (1987), pp. 145-152 (8 pages) Ranked set sampling is a technique for estimating the mean of a population, of use ...

Recent advances in survey sampling have underscored the value of auxiliary variables in estimating finite population means. By incorporating additional information from related variables, researchers ...

Conducting a poll isn’t an exact science. The process is susceptible to lots of common problems and baked-in biases — more than just the “margin of error.” By ...

Negative margin status is an important predictor for local control and overall outcome in head and neck cancers. 1, 2, 3 Frozen section analysis is a useful tool for assessing margin status ...