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Stratification, Sampling Error, and the Design Effect of the 2001 TEDS Sampling Design

Sheng-Mao Hsu and Yung-Tai Hung
2003 / 11
Volume 10, No.2

pp.59-91
10.6612/tjes.2003.10.02.59-91
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Abstract

Among many factors that accommodate research objectives and the efficiency of a survey design, stratification usually comes first. The 2001 TEDS Survey employed some multivariate techniques using ecological data from 359 townships in Taiwan for stratification. This article examines the stratification efficiency of the sampling design, estimates sampling errors for selected variables using independent half-sample method, and calculates design effect for inferential purposes and further usage.

Keywords

sampling design

stratification

sampling error

design effect