Source: Fundamentals of Applied Statistics, S.C.Gupta & V.K.Kapoor S.Chand Pub., ; III B.Sc. Applied Statistics, Telugu Academy
Source: Fundamentals of Applied Statistics, S.C.Gupta & V.K.Kapoor; III B.Sc. Applied Statistics, Telugu Academy.
Cost
function: In any sample survey, the value of information on the experimental
units must always be balanced against the cost of obtaining it. In stratified
sampling it may cost more to obtain information about a sample in one stratum
than in another. For example, interviewing people in rural areas is going to be
more costly because of travel expenses than interviewing people in urban areas.
Thus in its simplest form of the cost function C in stratified sampling may be
given by linear model: