Hi all,
 
Is it worthwhile to use the formulas of a stratified two stage sample when computing a confidence interval for a proportion? Or can one be satisfied by stating that "stratification compensates multistage sampling, since the former yields a smaller standard error and the latter yields a bigger standard error than in the case of a simple random sample" and therefore just use the formulas of a simple random sample?
 
If it is worthwhile to use the extended formulas, can anyone give me some references of books or papers with these formulas (for proportions)?
 
Thanks,
 
Ward
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