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One‐Pass Selection of a Sample with Probability Proportional to Size
Author(s) -
Richardson S. C.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series c (applied statistics)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.205
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9876
pISSN - 0035-9254
DOI - 10.2307/2347738
Subject(s) - sample size determination , statistics , selection (genetic algorithm) , sample (material) , mathematics , computer science , chromatography , artificial intelligence , chemistry
SUMMARY This note shows how the method of McLeod and Bellhouse for simple random sampling without replacement can be adapted to yield a sample with selection probabilities proportional to a size measure, in a single pass through a list of sampling units without knowing the total size of the list. A variation given by Pinkham can also be adapted: this calls for the generation of a much lower number of random deviates.