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Re: Unequal observations per gps cluster point [message #27879 is a reply to message #27856]

Mon, 16 October 2023 16:25

Janet-DHS
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Following is a response from DHS staff member, Tom Pullum:

In the typical DHS sample design, about 30 households are selected from each cluster (or census enumeration area). However, there can be a lot of variation in the number of specific types of cases, such as children under 5. The variation from 1 to 17 children that you describe is random. Your analysis should include the number of cases per cluster, as well as the proportion stunted (etc.) and the estimation procedure should give less weight to a proportion with a small n than to a proportion with a large n. I don't think you need to do any exclusion or aggregation. Let us know if this is not clear, and we will ask the GIS team.

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