Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C (Applied Statistics), Vol. 36, No. 2 (1987), pp. 145-152 (8 pages) Ranked set sampling is a technique for estimating the mean of a population, of use ...

To call the findings derived from Vote Compass data "unscientific" just reveals a fundamental lack of understanding as to the science behind public opinion research, writes Clifton van der Linden.

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Our third Methods 101 video explores some of the ways that nonprobability surveys differ from traditional probability-based polls. How do pollsters conduct surveys online and what does that mean for ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...