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An alternative procedure for taking a random sample
Author(s) -
Hamaker Hugo C.
Publication year - 1975
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.1467-9574.1975.tb00248.x
Subject(s) - sample (material) , mathematics , table (database) , statistics , series (stratigraphy) , population , random variate , computer science , random variable , data mining , paleontology , chemistry , demography , chromatography , sociology , biology
Summary The procedure proposed consists in going through the population to be sampled item by item deciding each time with probability p whether the item at hand shall be incorporated in the sample. The “distances” between successive items in the sample will then form a random sample from a geometric distribution. A series of these random distances can easily be produced on a computer and can be conveniently used for taking the sample required. In some cases this method may have its advantages over the conventional use of a table of random numbers.