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A design that divides a population into nonoverlapping strata and selects a sample separately within each stratum.
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Use when a population is divided into strata and sampling occurs within each one.Describe a sampling plan that guarantees representation across defined subgroups.
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- stratified sampling design
- sample within each stratum
- proportional stratified sampling
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They used stratified sampling to ensure that every grade level was represented in the survey.
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A sample is selected within each stratum; unlike cluster sampling, the design does not merely select a subset of whole groups.
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