Sample Surveys in the Health Sciences
- Resource Type
- Topic overview
- Authors
- BROCK, DWIGHT B; BECKETT, LAUREL A; BIENIAS, JULIA L
- Source
- Encyclopedia of Biostatistics. 2005, v. 7, p4733-4752.
- Subject
- Mortality
Sampling (Statistics)
Health surveys
Probability theory
Demographic surveys
Cluster analysis
Medical sciences
Analysis of variance
Randomization
Morbidity
Clinical trials
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Ambulatory care
- Language
- English
Sample Surveys in the Health Sciences Perhaps the most compelling argument for using a sample survey rather than complete enumeration is that for the same cost a sample survey can [...]