If you specify the option METHOD=SEQ and do not include a SIZE statement, PROC SURVEYSELECT uses the equal probability version of Chromy's method for sequential random sampling. This method selects ...

The nature of an analytical sample survey is discussed in general, and a sequential sampling scheme is proposed for certain situations. It is assumed that the subgroups of the population which are to ...

PROC SURVEYSELECT provides a variety of methods for selecting probability-based random samples. With probability sampling, each unit in the survey population has a known, positive probablity of ...

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Random sequential adsorption (RSA) serves as a fundamental stochastic model describing the irreversible deposition of particles onto a substrate in a sequential, non-overlapping manner. This process ...