cluster sampling

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15569
  1. A method of sampling in which the population is divided into aggregates (or clusters) of items bound together in a certain manner. A sample of these clusters is taken at random, and all the items which constitute them are included in the sample.
  2. A sampling method in which each unit selected is a group of persons (all persons in a city block, a family, etc.) rather than an individual.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1192 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'cluster sampling' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15569 RIS BibTex EndNote
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