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, ...

When observations are costly or time-consuming but the ranking of the observations without actual measurement can be done relatively easily, rankedset sampling (RSS) can be employed instead of simple ...

Simple random sampling – In this sampling method, each item in the population has an equal probability of getting selected in the sample. First, you must assign a unique identifier to each item.