Survey sampling and estimation methods form the cornerstone of modern statistical inference, underpinning research across the social, medical, and natural sciences. At their heart, these methods ...

Recent advances in survey sampling have underscored the value of auxiliary variables in estimating finite population means. By incorporating additional information from related variables, researchers ...

A study estimates that 1,857 people injected drugs in the last six months in Cabell County, W.Va., a rural county with a population of 94,958. This estimate is based on an innovative survey technique ...

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