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SUDAAN Frequently Asked Questions: Choosing the correct analysis for various survey designs

The table below shows general guidelines for choosing a statistical analysis for various survey designs.

Design Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Simple random sampling Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Stratified with certainty PSUs Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
One-stage cluster sampling Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Probability proportional to size sampling Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Stratified random sampling Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Systematic sampling Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Repeated systematic sampling Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Stratified random sampling with allocation to strata Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Stratification after sampling (poststratification) Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
         
Other methods of estimation        
Ratio estimation Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar
Regression estimation Stata SAS SUDAAN WesVar

Note:  The SUDAAN pages provide the code for SAS-callable SUDAAN, which is somewhat different from the code used in the stand-alone version of SUDAAN.

Note:  The WesVar page for simple random sampling contains basic information on how to use WesVar as well as how to analyze survey data with a simple random sampling design.


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