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precision  

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  • Precision in statistical surveys relates to the variation of a survey estimator for a population parameter that is attributable to having sampled a portion of the full population of interest using a specific probability-based sampling design. It refers to the size of deviations from a survey estimate (i.e. [Source: Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods; Precision]

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