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Demonstrating Systematic Sampling Julie W. Pepe, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida The data provided from the library was entered Abstract into a SAS program and then different A real data set involving the number of reference systematic samples were analyzed for the requests at a university library, will be used to estimated mean number of references per week. present systematic sampling as an alternative to Values of k to be used were picked considering daily collection of information. Excessive cost and practical considerations of the project. collection of data is not only very labor intensive For each of the 3 different k values used, every but also unnecessary. Data collected during possible sample for that value of k was previous semesters can be used as population calculated. The formula for estimating the mean information. Since true values are known, is: ∑ x / n. Where x = weekly number of systematic samples can be generated and results reference requests and n = number of weeks data compared to the population parameters. was collected. This formula is the same formula used in calculating means for simple random Introduction sampling. Systematic sampling is conducted by sampling th every k item in a population after the first item is In order to calculate the true variance of a selected at random from the first k items. If the systema