nations

Dataset containing data on 207 countries (from 'nations.txt' in Rcmdr, with missing values imputed)

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In the field of stratified sampling design, this package offers an approach for the determination of the best stratification of a sampling frame, the one that ensures the minimum sample cost under the condition to satisfy precision constraints in a multivariate and multidomain case. This approach is based on the use of the genetic algorithm: each solution (i.e. a particular partition in strata of the sampling frame) is considered as an individual in a population; the fitness of all individuals is evaluated applying the Bethel-Chromy algorithm to calculate the sampling size satisfying precision constraints on the target estimates. Functions in the package allows to: (a) analyse the obtained results of the optimisation step; (b) assign the new strata labels to the sampling frame; (c) select a sample from the new frame accordingly to the best allocation. Functions for the execution of the genetic algorithm are a modified version of the functions in the 'genalg' package. M.Ballin, G.Barcaroli (2020) <arXiv:2004.09366> "R package SamplingStrata: new developments and extension to Spatial Sampling".

Giulio Barcaroli

SamplingStrata

Optimal Stratification of Sampling Frames for Multipurpose
Sampling Surveys

nations function

A data frame with 207 observations on the following variables:<dl>
 <dt>Country</dt>
<dd>Name of the country</dd> <dt>TFR</dt>
<dd>Total Fertility Rate</dd> <dt>contraception</dt>
<dd>Rate of women making use of contraceptive means</dd> <dt>infant.mortality</dt>
<dd>Infant mortality rate</dd> <dt>GDP</dt>
<dd>Gross Domestic Product ($ per capita)</dd> <dt>region</dt>
<dd>Continent (description)</dd> <dt>Continent</dt>
<dd>Continent (code)</dd> 
</dl>

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Dataset 'nations' — nations

A data frame with 207 observations on the following variables:<dl>
 <dt>Country</dt>
<dd>Name of the country</dd>

 <dt>TFR</dt>
<dd>Total Fertility Rate</dd>

 <dt>contraception</dt>
<dd>Rate of women making use of contraceptive means</dd>

 <dt>infant.mortality</dt>
<dd>Infant mortality rate</dd>

 <dt>GDP</dt>
<dd>Gross Domestic Product ($ per capita)</dd>

 <dt>region</dt>
<dd>Continent (description)</dd>

 <dt>Continent</dt>
<dd>Continent (code)</dd>

 
</dl>

nations: Dataset 'nations'

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