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  How do I analyze survey data with a systematic sample design? | SAS FAQ

This example is taken from Lehtonen and Pahkinen’s
Practical Methods for Design and Analysis of Complex Surveys.
page 46 Table 2.6  Estimates from a systematic sample drawn from the
Province’91 population using implicit stratification.

data page44;
input id str clu wt ue91 lab91 smplrat;
fpc = 32;
datalines;
1 1 1 4 4123 33786 .25
2 1 5 4 721 4930 .25
3 2 9 4 194 2069 .25
4 2 13 4 129 927 .25
5 2 17 4 239 2144 .25
6 2 21 4 61 573 .25
7 2 25 4 262 1737 .25
8 2 29 4 166 1615 .25
;
run;
proc surveymeans data = page44 rate = fpc sum std cv;
weight wt;
strata str;
cluster clu;
var ue91;
run;
The SURVEYMEANS Procedure

            Data Summary

Number of Strata                   2
Number of Clusters                 8
Number of Observations             8
Sum of Weights                    32


                       Statistics

                Coeff of                       Std Error
Variable       Variation             Sum          of Sum
--------------------------------------------------------
ue91            0.500487           23580           11801
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