Probability Sampling by Connecting Space with Households Using GIS/GPS Technologies

ABSTRACT: Abstract Sampling methods for survey studies are challenged by the replacement of landline telephones with mobile phones, the lack of timely census data, and the growing need for studies to address new health challenges. GIS/GPS-assisted methods provide a promising alternative, but these methods need further improvement. We established a stratified 3-stage GIS/GPS-assisted sampling method in which residential areas of a target population are divided into mutually exclusive cells – geographic units (geounits) as the primary sampling frame (PSF). Geounits with residential households were randomly selected from the PSF with a semi-automatic algorithm implemented in R. Novel methods were used to sample households and participants. Simulations and application studies indicated adequate feasibil

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC7107540 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature