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Small Populations, Large Effects: Improving the Measurement of the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey

The sampling frame for the American Community Survey (ACS) is based on the Master Address File (MAF), which is the Census Bureau’s inventory of known housing units, group quarters (GQ), transitory ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Measuring the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey: Interim Report

The sampling frame for the American Community Survey (ACS) is based on the Master Address File (MAF), which is a database maintained by the Census Bureau and used to conduct the decennial census and ...
Investopedia

Understanding Statistical Samples: A Guide to Sampling Techniques

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...
Nature

Adaptive Cluster Sampling Methods and Population Estimation

Adaptive cluster sampling is a probabilistic design tailored to populations that exhibit rare or spatially clustered features, such as endangered species, epidemic cases or hidden cultural artefacts.