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Cluster Sampling

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Elements of Survey Sampling

Part of the book series: Kluwer Texts in the Mathematical Sciences ((TMS,volume 15))

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Let us consider a situation where a study is to be carried out regarding the indebtedness of farmers of a particular region. For this purpose, a sample of farmers is to be selected. In case, the list of all the farmers (frame) in the region is not available, a simple random sample or a systematic sample of farmers, can not be selected. Even if the frame of all farmers in the region was available, a simple random sample of farmers will result in the sampled units (farmers) being scattered all over the region. This will require a good amount of travel to reach all the selected farmers for collecting information about the indebtedness and will, therefore, involve a formidable amount of travel expenditure.

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Singh, R., Mangat, N.S. (1996). Cluster Sampling. In: Elements of Survey Sampling. Kluwer Texts in the Mathematical Sciences, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1404-4_10

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