Systematic Sampling: A Critical Review

The importance of systematic sampling cannot be overemphasized, being one of the sampling schemes most widely used in practice due to its appealing simplicitly. Since the only review of the literature of systematic sampling we know of is the one by Buckland (1951) 30 years ago, it seems appropriate to present the recent developments in the field. Our review does not intend to be exhaustive, certainly as far as applications are concerned, where the task would be nearly impossible. However, the papers described here together with the references therein contain most of the new ideas in the area.

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