In Stratified Random Sampling, the Population Is First Divided Up

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In stratified random sampling, the population is first divided up into mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive groups, called strata. A stratified sample includes randomly selected observations from each stratum, which are proportional to the stratum's size.

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

The interest rate used to discount future cash flows to their present value.

Payback Period

The time it takes for an investment to generate an amount of income or cash flows to recover the initial capital outlay.

Incremental Cost Approach

A method used to analyze the financial impact of additional costs incurred when making business decisions.

Discount Rate

In discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, this rate is applied to calculate the present value of anticipated cash flows.