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Re: st: Comparing non-parametric bootstrap vs. Monte Carlo


From   Robert A Yaffee <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: Comparing non-parametric bootstrap vs. Monte Carlo
Date   Mon, 14 May 2007 10:04:52 -0400

Carlo,
   Neil is correct. I should have mentioned the references. 
So here are some of them:  Leslie Kish, in Survey Sampling, covers the finite population
correction on pp. 43ff.  Sharon Lohr, in Sampling: Design and Analysis, addresses
this matter on pp 33,45.  She also refers to this matter in pp. 196-199.  W. E. Deming
in Some Theory on Sampling takes it up on pp. 103-104.  Efron and Tibshirani, 1986, sec 9
take up the number of iterations needed.
   Regards,
      Bob Yaffee


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----- Original Message -----
From: Neil Shephard <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, May 14, 2007 9:16 am
Subject: Re: st: Comparing non-parametric bootstrap vs. Monte Carlo
To: [email protected]


> On 5/14/07, Robert A Yaffee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Carlo,
> >    A reading of Kish, Lohr, Deming and others on sampling will show 
> differences due to finite population
> > effect will diminish as the sample size increases.  At the size you 
> propose to investigate, there
> > should be little difference between the methods in which you are 
> interested.  You will find more
> > on this in Efron's works on the correct number of bootstrap trials 
> to use.
> 
> The above is no doubt useful to some, but would be useful to far more
> people (both now and in the future for those who may search/browse the
> archives) if the complete references were provided.
> 
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> 
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> full reference."
> 
> Neil
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