Techniques for using electoral registers to provide a sampling frame for the general population are already well established. The best known is that used on the National Readership Survey and most ...

Systematic sampling is straightforward and low risk, offering better control. However, it may introduce sampling errors and ...

The method of systematic random sampling (METHOD=SYS) selects units at a fixed interval throughout the sampling frame or stratum after a random start. PROC SURVEYSELECT chooses the first unit randomly ...

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The PROC SURVEYSELECT statement invokes the procedure and optionally identifies input and output data sets. If you do not name a DATA= input data set, the procedure selects the sample from the most ...