เปรียบเทียบวิธี

	การสุ่มตัวอย่างแบบกลุ่มโดยอิงภาคสนาม	การสุ่มแบบแบ่งชั้น
สาขาวิชา	ระเบียบวิธีสำรวจ	ระเบียบวิธีสำรวจ
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	1950s (theory); 1970s–1980s (field survey practice)	1977
ผู้ริเริ่ม	William G. Cochran (theoretical foundations); WHO EPI programme (field application)	William G. Cochran
ประเภท	Probability sampling design	Probability-based survey sampling design
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	World Health Organization. (1991). Training for mid-level managers: The EPI coverage survey. WHO/EPI/MLM/91.10. World Health Organization.	Cochran, W. G. (1977). Sampling Techniques (3rd ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-471-16240-7
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	field cluster sampling, in-field cluster sampling, area cluster sampling (field), field survey cluster design	Proportional Stratified Sampling, Optimal Allocation Sampling, Stratum-Based Sampling, Tabakalı Örnekleme
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	6	2
สรุป	Field-based cluster sampling is a probability sampling method in which naturally occurring geographic or administrative groups (clusters) are first randomly selected, and then data are collected in person from units within those clusters. It is the standard design for large-scale field surveys in public health, agriculture, education, and humanitarian response, where compiling a full population list is impractical but clusters such as villages, schools, or census tracts can be identified and physically accessed.	Stratified sampling is a probability sampling design in which the target population is partitioned into non-overlapping, exhaustive subgroups called strata, and independent probability samples are drawn within each stratum. Formalized by William G. Cochran in Sampling Techniques (1977), the method exploits known population structure to reduce variance and guarantee representativeness of all major subgroups, making it a cornerstone of large-scale survey research and official statistics.