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8-sampling-strategy [2018/08/01 16:13]
thorsten [8.2 Sampling at the secondary sampling unit (SSU) level]
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thorsten [8.1 Sampling at the primary sampling unit (PSU) level]
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 ===== 8.1 Sampling at the primary sampling unit (PSU) level ===== ===== 8.1 Sampling at the primary sampling unit (PSU) level =====
  The information needed to be collected are:​\\ ​ A) Number of PSU in the population (which should have been determined in [[/​7-Study-design|section 7]])\\ ​ B) Design prevalence\\ ​ C) Desired confidence\\ ​ D) Desired power\\ ​ E) Sensitivity (Sensitivity at the PSU level equals confidence at the SSU level, if two-stage sampling is used)\\ ​ F) Specificity\\ \\  This information will be used in later steps for sample size calculation. In some cases, the sample size is decided a priori, for instance based on a specific budget. If this is the case, then the information in this section would not need to be collected. Then, in step 8.5 (below) you will find a link to tools to explore different sampling options and carry out a power analysis - identify the achievable confidence using the sample size established a priori.\\ \\  The information needed to be collected are:​\\ ​ A) Number of PSU in the population (which should have been determined in [[/​7-Study-design|section 7]])\\ ​ B) Design prevalence\\ ​ C) Desired confidence\\ ​ D) Desired power\\ ​ E) Sensitivity (Sensitivity at the PSU level equals confidence at the SSU level, if two-stage sampling is used)\\ ​ F) Specificity\\ \\  This information will be used in later steps for sample size calculation. In some cases, the sample size is decided a priori, for instance based on a specific budget. If this is the case, then the information in this section would not need to be collected. Then, in step 8.5 (below) you will find a link to tools to explore different sampling options and carry out a power analysis - identify the achievable confidence using the sample size established a priori.\\ \\
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 ===== 8.2 Sampling at the secondary sampling unit (SSU) level ===== ===== 8.2 Sampling at the secondary sampling unit (SSU) level =====
  If one-stage sampling process is applied, then PSU is the only unit to consider (skip this step). For two-stage sampling, the same information should be collected for the SSU level:​\\ ​ A) Number of SSUs in the population (which should have been determined in [[/​7-Study-design|section 7]])\\ ​ B) Design prevalence\\ ​ C) Desired confidence\\ ​ D) Desired power\\ ​ E) Sensitivity\\ ​ F) Specificity\\ \\  If one-stage sampling process is applied, then PSU is the only unit to consider (skip this step). For two-stage sampling, the same information should be collected for the SSU level:​\\ ​ A) Number of SSUs in the population (which should have been determined in [[/​7-Study-design|section 7]])\\ ​ B) Design prevalence\\ ​ C) Desired confidence\\ ​ D) Desired power\\ ​ E) Sensitivity\\ ​ F) Specificity\\ \\
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