Survey sampling
∙What is survey sampling?(c.f.census survey)(c.f.:参考,查看,来源于拉丁语)
∙understanding the whole by a fraction(i.e.a sample)
Population:
Q:What is the population to survey?(In some cases,it can be difficult to identify or determine)
N:population size
a sample of size n:a subgroup of n members(n<N)
Q:Which n members should be included in the sample?(i.e.how to produce a representative sample)
xi,i=1,2,3⋯N
Definition:(survey sampling)
A technique to obtain information about a large population by examining only