A statistic for measuring the balance of a sample

Consider a finite population which has many auxiliary variables. A statistic, which is a function of the moments of the auxiliary variables, is proposed to measure the balance of a sample. The mean and variance of this statistic are derived.

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Year of publication:	1986
Authors:	Andrews, Richard W.
Published in:	Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 4.1986, 1, p. 39-41
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	balanced samples finite population auxiliary variables

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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