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Robust Lavallee-Hidiroglou stratified sampling strategy
Robuste geschichtete Lavallee-Hidiroglou-Sample-Strategie
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Abstract "There are several reasons why robust regression techniques are useful tools in sampling design. First of all, when stratified samples are considered, one needs to deal with three main issues: the sample size, the strata bounds determination and the sample allocation in the strata. Since the target ... view more
"There are several reasons why robust regression techniques are useful tools in sampling design. First of all, when stratified samples are considered, one needs to deal with three main issues: the sample size, the strata bounds determination and the sample allocation in the strata. Since the target variable Y, the objective of the survey, is unknown, some auxiliary information X known for the entire population from which the sample is drawn, is used. Such information is helpful as it is typically strongly correlated with the target Y. However, some discrepancies between these variables may arise. The use of auxiliary information, combined with the choice of the appropriate statistical model to estimate the relationship between Y and X, is crucial for the determination of the strata bounds, the size of the sample and the sampling rates according to a chosen precision level for the estimates, as has been shown by Rivest (2002). Nevertheless, this regression-based approach is highly sensitive to the presence of contaminated data. Since the key tool for stratified sampling is the measure of scale of Y conditional on the knowledge of the auxiliary X, a robust approach based on the S-estimator of the regression is proposed in this paper. The aim is to allow for robust sample size and strata bounds determination, together with optimal sample allocation. Simulation results based on data from the Construction sector of a Structural Business Survey illustrate the advantages of the proposed method." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
data collection method; survey; statistics; statistical analysis; statistical method; simulation; data; data preparation; data organization; data quality
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 137-143
Journal
Survey Research Methods, 6 (2012) 3
Issue topic
Papers from ITACOSM11
ISSN
1864-3361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications