Statnotes chapter on sampling http://faculty.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.
What is sampling http://www.nationalschool.gov.uk/policyhub/evaluating_policy/magenta_book/chapter5.asp
summary
of
types
of sampling, but also includes a much longer
discussion.
Sampling methods http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/ch13/5214895-eng.htm
discusses many types of sampling.
Sampling http://www.coventry.ac.uk/ec/~nhunt/meths/listof.htm
brief overviews.
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
by
Thomas
R.
Lunsford, MSE, CO and Brenda Rae Lunsford, MS, MAPT.
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/0001/sampling_guide.aspx
guide to sampling
Respondent
Driven
Sampling. http://www.princeton.edu/~mjs3/rds.shtml
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/methods_and_services/surveys-and-methods/non-sampling-error/measurement-phase-of-the-survey-process.aspx
what
is
non
sampling error, what to do about it.
Questions about Survey Sampling http://exitpoll.byu.edu/Main/surveySamplingFAQ.aspx
has
answers
to
q's like How
do we judge the quality of a sample survey? and Is there any protection to the
public against bad statistics?
Some basic ideas of sampling http://www.reading.ac.uk/ssc/publications/guides/topbis.html
brief
overview
Power Analysis, Statistical Significance, & Effect Size
http://meera.snre.umich.edu/plan-an-evaluation/plonearticlemultipage.2007-10-30.3630902539/power-analysis-statistical-significance-effect-size
some basic concepts but mostly about power.
The UN has several papers
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.
Designing Household Survey Samples: Practical Guidelines
(2008) http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/standmeth/handbooks/default.htm#survey
also
on the same page, Household Sample Surveys in Developing and
Transition Countries (2005)
Also see the research, survey and
general methods pages for
some
sites on sampling issues.
Sample
Size:
chapter on sampling http://www2.uiah.fi/projects/metodi/152.htm
random
and
non
random sampling
Sampling, Nonrandom http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/tocnode?id=g9781405131995_chunk_g978140513199524_ss1-1
Andrew
Hayes,
in
International Encyclopedia of Communication. not
free, but should be interesting if you can get it.
Non-probability sampling http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/ch13/nonprob/5214898-eng.htm
overview
of
types
and uses, and says non-probability sampling can be
used for questionnaire testing and some preliminary studies during the
development stage of a survey.
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