This article compares the behaviour of sampling techniques for price indices using a scanner data set as a model population. Indices produced by two purposive deterministic cut-off designs and four probabilistic sampling schemes are compared with each other and with the 'true' population index...

There is an emerging literature in the field of hedonic regressions which successfully applies flexible functional forms. In contrast, numerous authors report hedonic regressions with relatively simple functions, often with little or no attempt to consider interaction terms and higher level...