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Assignment questions
• What is the sampling design in the TDHS?
How was it implemented?
Sample
Sampling
Sampling: A Pictorial View
Sampled
(Study) Sample
Population
Target Population
• Follow-up of non-respondents
Point Estimator
Interval Estimator
n = sample size
= square root (sqrt)
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Sampling Error
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Standard Deviation vs. Sampling Error
• In summary;
o The standard deviation measures the amount of variability in
the population.
• Interview Bias
• Processing Error
• Non-response
• Under coverage