The specific monitoring design (the choice of location and timing of sample collection) that best meets project objectives will depend on the type and scale of the project and the degree to which ...

With this approach, a second site (a baseline reference site) in a very similar watershed is monitored. Changes in the BMP site are compared to this baseline. The monitoring approach is greatly ...

Sampling design is of primary importance for empirical studies, in particular, population genetics. For parasitic organisms, a rather frequent way of sampling individuals from local populations is to ...

Survey research is an important form of scientific inquiry1 that merits rigorous design and analysis.2 The aim of a survey is to gather reliable and unbiased data from a representative sample of ...

The American Community Survey (ACS) was envisioned as a replacement and improvement upon the census long-form sample. One of the most important aspects of this vision is the provision of small area ...

BARC India recently collaborated with Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to undertake a review of the current sample design and methodology. The statistical review team at IIM-A led by ...