Existence and applications of finite-population samples that are exactly balanced
精确平衡的有限总体样本:存在性与应用
Abstract Samples selected from finite populations can rarely be exactly balanced, as sample selection is an integer problem and the balancing equations are strict equalities. Selecting a balanced sample is not a problem limited to survey sampling. It also applies to design of experiments, clinical trials, causality, exact inference, graph theory and network analysis. Building on Jean-Claude Deville’s foundational work, we explore conditions under which exact solutions are…