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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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- 1 in 3.8 million - 3.8 million distinct sequences, all equallylikely.- Sampling without replacementSimple r<strong>and</strong>om sample• Easy to analyse• let y 1 , . . . , y n denote the observed valuesEstimate population mean:∑ ni=1ˆµ = ȳ =y i.n‘add the values up <strong>and</strong> divide by their number’.Estimate population total:ˆT = N nn∑y i = Nȳ.‘take the sample mean <strong>and</strong> multiply by the population size.’i=1Stratified sampling• Much <strong>of</strong> statistical design theory is about controlling variation.• More variable data means less precise inference (signal vs noise).• Stratified sampling useful when the population comprises differenttypes <strong>of</strong> similar individuals.- A stratum is a population sub-division <strong>of</strong> similar units• Take a simple r<strong>and</strong>om sample from within each stratum.- More precise for the same expenditure.- Might be interested in the results by stratum.• Can take different sized samples from different strata.- Device for reducing the overall variability.• Formulae for estimates more complicated.- Consult an expert.19

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