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Download full textLied, Terry R.; Tolliver, Don L. – 1973
Through utilization of effective sampling procedures, libraries may obtain substantial savings in terms of data collection costs. A theoretical statistical sampling model is presented and two types of random sampling techniques are empirically compared as to their effectiveness in estimating a library usage parameter. Implications are drawn for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Confidence Testing, Data Collection, Library Research
