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Stratified mean-per-unit sampling is a key tool used by auditors. The popularity of this statistical procedure arises from its unique ability to produce trustworthy ...

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Suppose that the previous student sample is actually drawn from a stratified sampling. The strata are grades in the junior high school: the 7th grade, the 8th grade, and the 9th grade. Within strata, ...

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 ...