When measuring units are expensive or time consuming, while ranking them is relatively easy and inexpensive, it is known that ranked set sampling (RSS) is preferable to simple random sampling (SRS). Many authors have ...

Ranked set sampling (RSS) is known to be superior to the tradi

tional simple random sampling

(SRS) in the sense that it often leads to more efficient infere

nce procedures. Basic version of RSS

has ...

Ranked set sampling (RSS) is a cost-efficient technique for data collection when the

units in a population can be easily judgment ranked by any cheap method other

than actual measurements. Using auxiliary ...