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Violeta
C. Menil is an assistant professor at the Mathematics Department
of Hostos Community College of the City University of New York, (CUNY).
She obtained her PhD in Mathematics and Statistics Education from New
York University. Aside from her extensive academic experience, she worked
as the audit statistician of the New York City Comptroller’s Office
for three years. Among her research interests are sampling, multidimensional
scaling and univariate and multivariate data analysis.
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In this paper the author discusses the meaning of sampling, the reasons for sampling, the Central Limit Theorem, and the different techniques of sampling. Practical and relevant examples are given to make the appropriate sampling techniques understandable to students of Introductory Statistics courses. With a thorough knowledge of sampling techniques, students are equipped with the necessary tools to undertake basic research. |
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