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Which analysis method uses stratified sampling without replacement?

The correct answer is A. Latin Hypercube. Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) is a stratified sampling technique that divides each input variable's probability distribution into equal-probability intervals and draws exactly one sample from each interval-without replacement. This ensures comprehensive, even coverage of the ent

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Question

Which analysis method uses stratified sampling without replacement?

Options

  • ALatin Hypercube
  • BMonte Carlo simulation
  • CImpact analysis
  • DLinear regression analysis

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    85% (35)
  • B
    7% (3)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) is a stratified sampling technique that divides each input variable's probability distribution into equal-probability intervals and draws exactly one sample from each interval-without replacement. This ensures comprehensive, even coverage of the entire input space with fewer iterations than standard Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo simulation (B) uses random sampling with replacement and does not guarantee even coverage. Impact analysis (C) and linear regression analysis (D) are not sampling methods of this type.

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#Sampling techniques#Latin Hypercube Sampling#Quantitative risk analysis#Simulation

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