Abstract: We explore in this paper a novel sampling algorithm, referred to as algorithm PAS (standing for proportion approximation sampling), to generate a high-quality online sample with the desired ...

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Sampling is an essential step in estimating a parameter: thus, cost and time associated to this step should be minimized. Sequential sampling is characterized by using samples of variable sizes given ...

Introduction: With the modernization of agricultural production and the widespread use of chemical pesticides, pesticide residue risk has emerged as a significant public health concern globally.

This technical note covers household surveys with a focus on probability sampling, bias, and survey weights. It explains how households are selected in a representative way from a population for a ...

The mathematician Daniel Litt has driven social media users to distraction with a series of simple-seeming but counterintuitive probability puzzles. In late January, Daniel Litt posed an innocent ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Author’s note: Early in my engineering career, I accepted a research project to characterize light transmission ...

Probability Distribution Notes: Probability is a fundamental aspect of mathematics that helps us understand and quantify uncertainty. Mastery of this subject is essential for students, as it has ...