Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 99A, No. 2 (Dec., 1999), pp. 171-177 (7 pages) In this paper we derive the exact covariance of some sample moments for 'simple random sampling ...

Consider a population of 70 individuals, for which you wish to estimate the mean annual income, μ. Assume that you have decided to use the following estimation procedure to make your estimate: simple ...

Consider a population of 70 individuals, for which you wish to estimate the mean annual income, μ. Assume that you have decided to use the following estimation procedure to make your estimate: simple ...

Raj and Khamis [2], and Raj [3], have shown that in sampling with replacement the average over distinct units possesses lower variance than the average over the entire sample including repetitions.