CONSEQUENCES OF ANALYZING COMPLEX SURVEY DATA USING INAPPROPRIATE ANALYSIS AND SOFTWARE COMPUTING PACKAGES

Authors
WANG ST YU ML LIN LY
Citation
St. Wang et al., CONSEQUENCES OF ANALYZING COMPLEX SURVEY DATA USING INAPPROPRIATE ANALYSIS AND SOFTWARE COMPUTING PACKAGES, Public health, 111(4), 1997, pp. 259-262
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Public health → ACNP
ISSN journal
00333506
Volume
111
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
259 - 262
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-3506(1997)111:4<259:COACSD>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
In the analysis of complex survey data such as stratified multi-stage cluster samples, ignoring the design effects such as clustering and st ratification usually will lead to erroneous conclusions. In this paper , we will demonstrate the consequences in the estimation of means and proportions by two examples from a stratified two-stage cluster sample . A brief review of methodology will be presented, and some suggestion s on computational issues will be provided.