Statistics Dictionary
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Two-stage Sampling
Two-stage sampling refers to a common
cluster sampling method. It can be contrasted with one-stage sampling, as
described below.
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One-stage sampling. All of the elements within selected
clusters
are included in the sample.
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Two-stage sampling. A subset of elements within each selected
cluster is randomly selected for inclusion in the sample.
