Abstract: We explore in this paper a novel sampling algorithm, referred to as algorithm PAS (standing for proportion approximation sampling), to generate a high-quality online sample with the desired ...

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Introduction: With the modernization of agricultural production and the widespread use of chemical pesticides, pesticide residue risk has emerged as a significant public health concern globally.

In statistics, a population refers to the entire group of individuals or items that we are interested in studying. However, collecting data from the whole population is often impractical due to size, ...

This technical note covers household surveys with a focus on probability sampling, bias, and survey weights. It explains how households are selected in a representative way from a population for a ...

The mathematician Daniel Litt has driven social media users to distraction with a series of simple-seeming but counterintuitive probability puzzles. In late January, Daniel Litt posed an innocent ...

Probability Distribution Notes: Probability is a fundamental aspect of mathematics that helps us understand and quantify uncertainty. Mastery of this subject is essential for students, as it has ...