Unbiased estimation of proportions under sequential sampling - ARCHIVED

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Description: Under a sequential sampling plan, the proportion defective in the sample is generally a biased estimator of the population value. In this paper, an unbiased estimator is given. Also, an unbiased estimator of its variance is derived. These results are applied to an estimation problem from the 1976 Canadian Census.
Issue Number: 1979001
Author(s): Bankier, M.D.

Main Product: Survey Methodology

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PDFJune 15, 1979

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