Building Bridges Between Populations and
Samples
in Epidemiological Studies http://www2.sph.unc.edu/chsr/Dissemination/Arph_sub.htm
This paper appeared in the 2000 Annual Review of Public Health
'this
paper describes the origin, implications, and some plausible
resolutions
for several issues. Some of the main issues we consider include:
establishing
whom the sample represents, using sample weights, understanding the
role
of other important features such as the use of sampling stratification
and the selection of clustered groups of population members, as well as
finding ways to analyze study data with key sampling features in mind."
Statnotes chapter on sampling http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa765/sampling.htm
good introduction to main issues of sampling.
Sampling Guide http://www.fantaproject.org/publications/sampling.shtml
"This guide shows how to choose samples of communities, households,
and/or
individuals..." Described here, can download the pdf file.
statistics glossery http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/steps/glossary/sampling.html
brief definition of sampling terms
Guidelines for Employers to Use a Random
Sample listed here http://www.aqmd.gov/trans/forms.html
actually a guide to estimate average car ridership, but a general guide
to sampling.
Brief introducation to sampling http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/fact_sample.html
brief intro and some considerations.
RESEARCH FORUM--The Research Sample, Part I: Sampling http://www.oandp.org/jpo/library/1995_03_105.asp
overview of sampling and some issues. From the american academy of
orthotists
and prosthetists.
National Audit Office Sampling Guide http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/index.htm
in 'other publications' section.
Records Management: The Selection of Case Files: Sampling
Techniques http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/recordsmanagement/selection/default.htm/osp00sampling.htm
specifically about sampling public records, but has info about general
sampling issues too.
Expert Group Meeting to Review the Draft Handbook on Designing of
Household Sample Surveys http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/egm/default.htm
The 2003 meeting has several documents about sampling.
Respondent Driven
Sampling. http://www.columbia.edu/~mjs2105/rds.html
This method uses snowball sampling, not to estimate population
characteristics, but to estimate characteristics of a network of people
in a hidden population (e.g., drug users, etc)
Yu, Chong Ho (2003).
Resampling methods: concepts, applications, and
justification. http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=8&n=19
describes resampling methods
Non-Sampling Error in Economic Surveys at Statistics New
Zealand http://www.stats.govt.nz/products-and-services/non-sampling-error/default.htm
what is non sampling error, what to do about it.
Also see the research, survey and
general methods pages for
some
sites on sampling issues.
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