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The impact of intracluster homogeneity on the survey costs: A Croatian business survey

The intracluster homogeneity is one of the most challenging issue in cluster sampling. The main goal of the research is to study to what extent are the survey costs influenced by different homogeneity rates. In order to calculate rates of homogeneity, simple random sampling and two- stage cluster sampling designs in estimating proportions were used. The research has shown that lower survey costs are achieved when the intracluster homogeneity is lower.

rate of intracluster homogeneity ; cluster sampling ; survey sampling design ; design effect ; survey costs ; business survey

Ovaj rad je podržan od strane Hrvatske zaklade za znanost kao dio znanstvenog projekta „Statistical Modelling for Response to Crisis and Economic Growth in Western Balkan Countries“ (STRENGTHS) ; Broj projekta: HRZZ-IP-2013-11-9402, Voditeljica: prof. dr. sc. Ksenija Dumičić. Zbornik radova je citiran u sljedećim znanstvenim bazama: ISI (Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings on CD-ROM and ISI/ISTP&B online database), Current Mathematical Publications, Mathematical Review, MathSci, Zentralblatt für Mathematic / Mathematics Abstracts, MATH on STN International, CompactMath, INSPEC, Journal of Economic Literature.