Sample maintenance based on Peano keys - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 12-001-X199000214536
Description:
We discuss frame and sample maintenance issues that arise in recurring surveys. A new system is described that meets four objectives. Through time, it maintains (1) the geographical balance of a sample; (2) the sample size; (3) the unbiased character of estimators; and (4) the lack of distortion in estimated trends. The system is based upon the Peano key, which creates a fractal, space-filling curve. An example of the new system is presented using a national survey of establishments in the United States conducted by the A.C. Nielsen Company.
Issue Number: 1990002
Main Product: Survey Methodology
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December 14, 1990 |
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