Definition: Stratified sample

Category: OECD - Business tendency surveys

A sample selected from a population which has been stratified, part of the sample coming from each stratum. For business tendency surveys, the strata are usually defined by kind of activity and by size of enterprise. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/OECD_Business_Tendency_Surveys_Handbook_EN.pdf