A simple random sample is a subset of a statistical population where each member of the population is equally likely to be ...
Stratified random sampling is a method of sampling that divides a population into smaller groups that form the basis of test ...
Sankhyā: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Series B (2008-), Vol. 78, No. 1 (May 2016), pp. 66-77 (12 pages) We consider the problem of unbiased estimation of a finite population mean (or proportion) ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract For an arbitrary convex loss function (including the case of mean absolute deviation), a simple and direct proof of the superiority of ...