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In practice most formulas in sampling theory can be employed straightforwardly and the calculations necessary for statistical inference can easily be carried out, provided that nonsampling errors can be disregarded. Only in case of complex sampling designs or, equivalently, in case of unequal probability sampling without replacement, the calculations required for variance estimation can be cumbersome or other problems may arise; see Section 4.1 or Särndal et al. (1992, pp. 98–99). Therefore, alternative methods for variance estimation are very welcome.
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Knottnerus, P. (2003). Introduction and Outline of the Book. In: Sample Survey Theory. Springer Series in Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21764-2_1
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