@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997637,
	  title     = {Optimum Stratification of a Skewed Population},
	  author    = {D.K. Rao and  M.G.M. Khan and  K.G. Reddy},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The focus of this paper is to develop a technique
of solving a combined problem of determining Optimum Strata
Boundaries(OSB) and Optimum Sample Size (OSS) of each stratum,
when the population understudy isskewed and the study variable has
a Pareto frequency distribution. The problem of determining the OSB
isformulated as a Mathematical Programming Problem (MPP) which
is then solved by dynamic programming technique. A numerical
example is presented to illustrate the computational details of the
proposed method. The proposed technique is useful to obtain OSB
and OSS for a Pareto type skewed population, which minimizes the
variance of the estimate of population mean.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Mathematical and Computational Sciences},
	  volume    = {8},
	  number    = {3},
	  year      = {2014},
	  pages     = {492 - 495},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997637},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/87},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 87, 2014},
	}