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	Δειγματοληψία κατά Συσταδοποιήσεις με Αναλογική Κατανομή	Απλή Τυχαία Δειγματοληψία
Πεδίο	Μεθοδολογία Επισκοπήσεων	Μεθοδολογία Επισκοπήσεων
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1950s–1960s	Early 20th century; systematized by Cochran 1953/1977
Δημιουργός	Formalized by William G. Cochran and Leslie Kish	William Gosset, Jerzy Neyman, and formalized by William Cochran
Τύπος	Probability sampling design	Probability sampling design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Cochran, W. G. (1977). Sampling Techniques (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0471162407	Cochran, W. G. (1977). Sampling Techniques (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0471162407
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	PPS cluster sampling, proportional-to-size cluster sampling, size-proportional cluster sampling, probability proportional to size sampling	SRS, unrestricted random sampling, equal-probability sampling, EPSEM
Συναφείς	6	6
Σύνοψη	Proportional cluster sampling selects naturally occurring groups (clusters) from a population with probability proportional to each cluster's size, so that larger clusters have a higher chance of selection while every individual element retains an equal overall inclusion probability. This design efficiently handles large, geographically dispersed populations and is the backbone of national health, education, and social surveys worldwide.	Simple random sampling (SRS) is the foundational probability sampling method in which every unit in the population has an equal and independent chance of being selected. Because selection is governed purely by chance, SRS eliminates systematic bias, supports unbiased estimation of population parameters, and provides the statistical baseline against which all more complex probability designs are evaluated.