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.
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
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.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/products-and-services/non-sampling-error/default.htm
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?
Also see the research, survey and
general methods pages for
some
sites on sampling issues.
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