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The method of systematic random sampling (METHOD=SYS) selects units at a fixed interval throughout the sampling frame or stratum after a random start. PROC SURVEYSELECT chooses the first unit randomly ...

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A study by the universities of Cordoba and Seville develops a method that makes it possible to verify, easily and quickly, whether an olive plantation is traditional, intensive, or super-intensive.