The CLUSTER statement names variables that identify the clusters in a clustered sample design. The combinations of categories of CLUSTER variables define the clusters in the sample. If there is a ...

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Categorical Variable: the variable whose values can be put into categories (groups). Cluster Sampling: a researcher divides the population into clusters. Then, a simple random sample of the clusters ...

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