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Random Sampling: Key to Reducing Bias and Increasing Accuracy

Random sampling is a random means of gathering data points from all groups. It eliminates bias within your data sets by using ...
Kellogg School of Management

The Fundamental Concept

Consider a population of 70 individuals, for which you wish to estimate the mean annual income, μ. Assume that you have decided to use the following estimation procedure to make your estimate: simple ...
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Generation of Random Permutations of Given Number of Elements Using Random Sampling Numbers

A general method is given for generating random permutations of integers using a table of random sampling numbers and without wasting the random numbers read. This is more convenient in practice, ...
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Covariance of Sample Moments for Simple Random Sampling with Replacement of a Finite Population

Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 99A, No. 2 (Dec., 1999), pp. 171-177 (7 pages) In this paper we derive the exact covariance of some sample moments for 'simple random sampling ...