Human interactions play an important role in determining the potential transmission routes of infectious diseases and other contagion phenomena 1. Their measure and characterization represent an ...

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

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, ...

The assumption of equal catchability of marked and unmarked animals in mark-recapture sampling is examined. Violation of this assumption may come from two basic sources, heterogeneity or contagion, ...

The reliance on statistical sampling is becoming an outdated risk in a data-rich world. UK audit firms must transition to full-population testing and continuous assurance, shifting the auditor's role ...