Definition of Stratified sampling

1. Noun. The population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum.

Exact synonyms: Proportional Sampling, Representative Sampling
Generic synonyms: Sampling

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stratified Sampling

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Literary usage of Stratified sampling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sas/stat 9.1 User's Guide by SAS Institute, Virginia Clark (2004)
"stratified sampling Suppose that the sample of students described in the previous section ... In stratified sampling, the study population is divided into ..."

2. Measuring Innovation in OECD and Non-OECD Countries: Selected Seminar Papers by William Blankley (2006)
"For the purposes of SAIS 2001, stratified sampling is an adequate sampling technique. ... stratified sampling changes this by dividing the population or the ..."

3. Pest Management of Rice Farmers in Asia by Kong Luen Heong, M. M. Escalada (1997)
"Through simple or stratified sampling, one chooses the clusters and then the ... stratified sampling. Sometimes, the population under study is large and ..."

4. Rural Growth Linkages: Household Expenditure Patterns in Malaysia and Nigeria by P. B. R. Hazell, Ailsa Röell (1983)
"The paddy farming households were arranged into the stratified sampling frame based on the two criteria of project phase and soil type, and a sample was ..."

5. Using Data to Assess HIV/Aids Service Needs: A Guide for Ryan White Care Act edited by Barry Leonard (1998)
"... Exhibit 25 stratified sampling and Oversampling A random sample typically is used to obtain data on a single population. ..."

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