Probability and Single Stage Sampling
In probability sampling each unit in the finite population of interest has a known, non-zero, chance of selection, π i . In single stage sampling the units in the sample, s, are selected directly from the population and information is obtained from them. For example, the finite population of interest may consist of businesses and a sample of businesses is selected. In these cases the population units and sampling units are the same. To obtain a single stage sample a sampling frame consisting of a list of the population units and means of contacting them are usually required. Simple random sampling (SRS) can be used, in which each possible sample of a given size has the same chance of selection. SRS leads to each unit in the population having the same chance of selection and is an equal probability selection method (EPSEM). Other EPSEMs are available. A probability sampling method does not need to be an EPSEM. As long as the selection probabilities...
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Clark R, Steel DG (2002) The effect of using household as a sampling unit. Int Stat Rev 70:289–314
Cochran WG (1977) Sampling techniques, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York
Lohr S (1999) Sampling: design and analysis. Duxbury, Pacific Grove
Kish L (1965) Survey sampling. Wiley, New York
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Steel, D. (2011). Multistage Sampling. In: Lovric, M. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Statistical Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04898-2_392
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