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In a survey using a stratified design, let be the stratum size, the stratum standard deviation, and the cost per unit in stratum . If the total cost is , what is the optimal sample size that minimizes the variance of the mean estimator for a fixed budget ?
In a survey using a stratified design, let be the stratum size, the stratum standard deviation, and the cost per unit in stratum . If the total cost is , what is the optimal sample size that minimizes the variance of the mean estimator for a fixed budget ?