clusOpt2: Compute optimal sample sizes for a two-stage sample

In PracTools: Tools for Designing and Weighting Survey Samples

Compute optimal sample sizes for a two-stage sample

Description

Compute the sample sizes that minimize the variance of the pwr-estimator of a total in a two-stage sample.

Usage

clusOpt2(C1, C2, delta, unit.rv, k=1, CV0=NULL, tot.cost=NULL, cal.sw)

Arguments

C1	unit cost per primary sampling unit (PSU)
C2	unit cost per element
delta	homogeneity measure \delta
unit.rv	unit relvariance
k	ratio of B^2 + W^2 to unit relvariance
CV0	target CV
tot.cost	total budget for variable costs
cal.sw	specify type of optimum: 1 = find optimal m.opt for fixed total budget; 2 = find optimal m.opt for target CV0

Details

clusOpt2 will compute m_{opt} and \bar{n}_{opt} for a two-stage sample which uses simple random sampling at each stage or ppswr at the first stage and srs at the second.

Value

List with values:

C1	unit cost per PSU
C2	unit cost per element
delta	homogeneity measure
unit relvar	unit relvariance
k	ratio of B^2 + W^2 to unit relvariance
cost	total budget for variable costs, C-C_{0} if cal.sw=1; or computed cost if cal.sw=2
m.opt	optimum number of sample PSUs
n.opt	optimum number of sample elements per PSU
CV	computed CV if cal.sw=1; or target CV if cal.sw=2

Author(s)

Richard Valliant, Jill A. Dever, Frauke Kreuter

References

Hansen,M.H., Hurwitz,W.N., and Madow,W.G. (1953, chap. 6, sect. 16). Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Vol.I. John Wiley & Sons.

Valliant, R., Dever, J., Kreuter, F. (2018, sect. 9.3.1). Practical Tools for Designing and Weighting Survey Samples, 2nd edition. New York: Springer.

See Also

clusOpt2fixedPSU, clusOpt3, clusOpt3fixedPSU

Examples

    # optimum for a fixed total budget
clusOpt2(C1=750, C2=100, delta=0.05, unit.rv=1, k=1, tot.cost=100000, cal.sw=1)
clusOpt2(C1=750, C2=100, delta=seq(0.05,0.25,0.05), unit.rv=1, k=1, tot.cost=100000, cal.sw=1)
    # optimum for a target CV
clusOpt2(C1=750, C2=100, delta=0.01, unit.rv=1, k=1, CV0=0.05, cal.sw=2)

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