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Experiment en waarneming in de economische statistiek *)
Author(s) -
Vries M.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
statistica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1467-9574
pISSN - 0039-0402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9574.1957.tb00021.x
Subject(s) - sample (material) , field (mathematics) , computer science , econometrics , mathematics , physics , thermodynamics , pure mathematics
Summary In the design of experiments for scientific purposes it is assumed that the sample elements do not interfere with the experiment and do not influence the observations. In economic research, however, these assumptions are not always fulfilled. In this field of investigation the sample elements are for the major part human beings. It might be expected that human subjects will not submit passively to any experiment. In this paper methods of observation and experimentation are discussed in which the human influence has been largely eliminated. Some topics of sample design have been elucidated by means of an example.