st: Bootstrap with strata and sample sizes less than N

[Mike Lacy <Michael.Lacy@colostate.edu>]

I'm interested in getting a bootstrap distribution of the difference 
in the value of a statistic across two groups, with the
sample size for each group being less than what prevails in the full 
sample, and the statistic being computed by a user-written program. 
Let's say, for example, that the total sample is 1000, with N1 = 400 
in group 1 and N2 = 600 in group 2, and let's say that I want 
bootstrap samples with n1 =10 from group 1 and n2 = 20 from group 2, 
in order to compute the difference in ranges across groups. Now, if 
n1 = N1 and n2 = N2, the -strata- option on
-bootstrap- would do it, but I'm interested in n1 < N1 and n2< N2.  I 
could imagine using -simulate-, and doing my own sampling routine 
within the simulated program, but I was hoping for a simpler solution.

Regards,

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Mike Lacy
Fort Collins CO USA
(970) 491-6721 office






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