Definition:Cluster Sample

Definition

A cluster sample is a sample in which clusters rather than individual units, are selected from a population.

observations are made of every individual in each selected cluster.

Examples

Human Statistics

Examples of cluster samples from human populations include:

• Households, in which the individual people form the units
• Farms, in which the fields form the units

and so on.

Also see

• Results about cluster analysis can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cluster sample
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cluster sample