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half strata divided by the sub-                                     u             n
                     division estimates  as follows :-                                  I   ( RVXWs  X'*n
                                                                                                      )
                                               nn                                        g
                        n           n  L'  Yn,1    -Yn'z                   RVXW  =
                   Var.(Y) = tc.V.(Y)7' =Z [-              ]'z                                un
                                           h'n                                              (r X*nf
                                                   Y                                          g
                     Similarly, R.V. for the sub-
                     division estimate of units having                    R.V. estimates  for provinces  and
                     the bttribute is :-                                  country levels have also been
                                                nn                        worked out on the same pattern
                        n           n      L' Xn'1  Xn,,                  as at the district level.
                                                    -
                   Var.(X)  = [C.V.(X)]'= I [-             ]'
                                            h'n                       (2) Non-Sampling  Errors
                                                  X
                                                                          The errors other than those due
                     Per cent Sampling  Error, i.e.                       to sampling are called non-
                                                                          sampling errors. These include
                     (C.V.)   = lR.V. x 100                               errors in  sampling frame,

                                                                          selection of  the  sample,
                b)   Estimates at District, Province                      enumeration,  incorrect response
                     and Country Levels                                   due to biases and ignorance,
                                                                          errors in recording answers,
                     lf the R.V. for the aggregate of                      processing  errors, etc.
                     characteristic (W) for sub-
                     division (g) is  denoted  by                          Interestingly, sarirpling and non-
                     RWWg and Y*g is the estimate                          sampling errors are negatively
                     for the aggregate (Y) of                              related. ln other words, an
                     characteristic (W) for sub-                           increase in sampling error would
                     division (g), then the R.V. for the                   cause a decrease in the non-
                     district with g     =  1 to u  sub-                   sampling error and vice         'versa.
                     divisions in the district is                          Normally, oh  increase in
                                                                           sampling error is  due to
                                   u              n                        decrease in  sample size.
                                  I   ( RVYWg  Yt*n                        Therefore, it is conceivable that
                                                )
                                   g                                       the estimate of a given item with
                     RVWV  =                                               very low sampling error might in
                                          u                                fact be a bad estimate, as it is
                                        (I    Y'n  f                       amenable to have substantial

                                         g                                 non-sampling  errors. A "good"
                     and
                                                                           estimate is, therefore, the one in


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