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Example: What are the serum cholesterol levels<br />

<strong>of</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong>ers<br />

Method:<br />

Select a subgroup (sample) <strong>of</strong> people<br />

<strong>and</strong> measure their serum cholesterol<br />

levels<br />

R<strong>and</strong>om sampling<br />

• choose the sample in such a way that<br />

every individual in the population has a<br />

known chance <strong>of</strong> being selected<br />

• in a simple r<strong>and</strong>om sample, everyone has<br />

an equal chance <strong>of</strong> being chosen<br />

• this method is the best way <strong>of</strong> obtaining a<br />

sample which is representative <strong>of</strong> the<br />

population<br />

Suppose we want to estimate mean cholesterol in<br />

the population:<br />

15<br />

Section 1

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