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The need for aquatic resource condition surveys at scales that are too extensive to census has increased in recent years. Statistically designed sample surveys are intended to meet this need. Simple ...

Consider the example in the section "Stratified Sampling". The study population is a junior high school with a total of 4,000 students in grades 7, 8, and 9. Researchers want to know how much these ...

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Suppose that the sample of students described in the previous section was actually selected using stratified random sampling. In stratified sampling, the study population is divided into ...