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On efficiency of cluster sampling on sampling on two occasions
In this paper it has been shown that even if the intra-class correlation coefficient among the units in the same cluster is positive, under certain condition, the cluster sampling on two occasions is likely to be more efficient than the simple random ...
Bijoy Kumar Pradhan
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A spatiotemporal analysis of crimes reported in the North Shewa Zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia [PDF]
Crime is a societal problem that has an impact on the quality of life and economic prosperity of a society. So, crime data analysis is used to understand more about how and why crime happens, as well as the policy measures to reduce its rate.
Abere Wondimu Kassie +3 more
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The clustering algorithms that view each object data as a single sample drawn from a certain distribution, Gaussian distribution, for example, has been a hot topic for decades. Many clustering algorithms: such as k-means and spectral clustering are proposed based on the single sample assumption.
Xiang Wang, Tie Liu
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Background: India has the largest adolescent population in the world, the majority of whom reside in rural areas. Anemia is one of the top five causes of morbidity among adolescents.
Avita Rose Johnson +2 more
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The German National Forest Inventory consists of a systematic grid of permanent sample plots and provides a reliable evidence-based assessment of the state and the development of Germany’s forests on national and federal state level in a 10 year ...
Andreas Hill +2 more
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Intracluster Homogeneity Selection Problem in a Business Survey
Background: In the cluster sampling approach many parameters have influence on lowering the survey costs and one of the most important is the intracluster homogeneity.
Žmuk Berislav
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Active sampling for constrained clustering
Constrained clustering is a framework for improving clustering performance by using constraints about data pairs. Since performance of constrained clustering depends on the set of constraints used, a method is needed to select good constraints that promote clustering performance.
Masayuki Okabe, Seiji Yamada
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Rural children active trachoma risk factors and their interactions
INTRODUCTION: trachoma is a serious public health problem in rural Ethiopia. The aim of this investigation was to provide in-depth statistical analysis of the risk factors associated with active trachoma among children of age 1-9 years of Kedida Gamela ...
Essey Kebede Muluneh +2 more
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We compared 2 sampling strategies designed to estimate abundance of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus, hereafter cormorants) on aquaculture ponds in western Mississippi.
Aaron T. Pearse +3 more
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Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) increases the risk of depression, lowers treatment compliance leading to poor outcomes. Objectives:To (1) document the prevalence of depression among MDR-TB cases registered at tuberculosis units (TUs)
Rashmi Sharma +9 more
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