Ratio Mathematica (Jun 2020)

Geometrical foundations of the sampling design with fixed sample size

  • Pierpaolo Angelini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.23755/rm.v38i0.511
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 38, no. 0
pp. 261 – 285

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We study the sampling design with fixed sample size from a geometric point of view. The first-order and second-order inclusion probabilities are chosen by the statistician. They are subjective probabilities. It is possible to study them inside of linear spaces provided with a quadratic and linear metric. We define particular random quantities whose logically possible values are all logically possible samples of a given size. In particular, we define random quantities which are complementary to the Horvitz-Thompson estimator. We identify a quadratic and linear metric with regard to two univariate random quantities representing deviations. We use the α-criterion of concordance introduced by Gini in order to identify it. We innovatively apply to probability this statistical criterion.

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