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The statistical theory of survey sampling, often simply called sampling theory, is concerned with the selection and analysis of samples selected from finite populations. The purpose of survey sampling is usually to estimate the average (or the sum) of the values of one or more variables for all units in the population.
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Andersen, E.B., Jensen, NE., Kousgaard, N. (1987). Survey Sampling. In: Statistics for Economics, Business Administration, and the Social Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95528-0_17
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