Discover how to determine the ideal percentage of a population for a representative sample to ensure accurate data analysis with minimal sampling error.

Julie Young is an experienced financial writer and editor. She specializes in financial analysis in capital planning and investment management. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, ...

Cochran (1977) outlines eleven steps in the planning of a survey. Good sampling methods must exist in the environment of all of these steps. These steps are (1) a statement of the survey objectives, ...