Learn the distinctions between simple and stratified random sampling. Understand how researchers use these methods to accurately represent data populations.

The following PROC SURVEYSELECT statements select a probability sample of customers from the Customers data set according to the stratified sample design. title1 'Customer Satisfaction Survey'; title2 ...

Suppose that the sample of students described in the previous section was actually selected using stratified random sampling. In stratified sampling, the study population is divided into ...

Stratified sampling is used to select a sample that is representative of different groups. If the groups are of different sizes, the number of items selected from each group will be proportional to ...