Re: st: Svy subsamples

[Richard Williams <Richard.A.Williams.5@ND.edu>]

At 03:59 PM 11/21/2007, Steven Joel Hirsch Samuels wrote:

> To answer your question about weights.
>
> 1. If the purpose of a study is analytic (hypothesis testing,
> studying relations between variables) then Richard's student may not
> be really interested in the original target population.  As an
> example, she might never report the weighted counts; she would report
> the sample counts for crucial variables. The only weights that I
> would suggest, if any, are those which correct for non-response and
> unequal probability of selection.
Thanks much for your detailed responses, Steven.  She has a sample of 
adults and she is thinking about limiting her analysis to young 
adults ages 18-24.  What you suggest sounds reasonable.


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