Heliyon (Jul 2024)

Modified median quartile double ranked set sampling for estimation of population mean

  • Muhammad Ahmed Shehzad,
  • Anam Nisar,
  • Aamna Khan,
  • Walid Emam,
  • Yusra Tashkandy,
  • Haris Khurram,
  • Isra Al-Shbeil

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 14
p. e34627

Abstract

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Environmental monitoring and assessment aim to gather data economically, without bias, using efficient and cost-effective sampling methods. One such traditional method is Ranked Set Sampling (RSS), often employed to achieve observational economy. This article introduces an innovative two-stage sampling approach for ranked set sampling (RSS) to get a more precise estimate of the population mean. Modified Median Quartile Double Ranked Set Sampling (MMQDRSS) highlights the ranked base technique's potential as a cost-effective sampling method. To evaluate the performance of the proposed estimator by using real-life data and conducting a simulation study to compare the relative efficiency of the proposed estimator with some existing methods.

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