Timeline for Why is it claimed that a sample is often more accurate than a census?
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| Nov 19, 2013 at 18:25 | history | edited | Scortchi♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
fixed typo
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| Jan 25, 2012 at 17:40 | history | edited | Michelle | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
corrected explanation of sampling error
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| Jan 21, 2012 at 16:51 | comment | added | Brett | @Michelle Just a little correction. Sampling error is error that results from not selecting the entire population--that is, error due to using a sample to infer population characteristics. Non-sampling error is everything else, including non-response, failure to create an adequate sampling frame, measurement errors, etc. | |
| Jan 20, 2012 at 23:33 | comment | added | Michelle | Hi whuber, it's nice to be here. Thanks for the welcome. :) | |
| Jan 20, 2012 at 20:55 | comment | added | whuber♦ | +1. Thank you for your reply, Michelle, and welcome to our community! | |
| Jan 20, 2012 at 18:59 | history | answered | Michelle | CC BY-SA 3.0 |