Dividing the Sampling Area into Strata 

Use

The strata are formed on the basis of the classification. Successive individual classes are grouped into strata. Random selection and extrapolation occur in specific strata. Two parameters are predefined for stratification:

This interval determines the limits for an optimum stratification.

If the strata have a large number of elements, the minimum sample size determines the minimum number of elements in a stratum to be counted.

The R/3 System determines the following in stratification:

Procedure

  1. On the Change Inventory Sampling: Initial Screen, enter the following data:
    2.

    Field

    Data

    Inventory Sampling

    Quoted inventory sampling number

    Year

    Current year

  2. Choose .
  3. Choose Transaction ® Stratification.
  4. In the Stratification dialog box, choose Yes.

    5. To acknowledge any information messages, choose .

  5. To see the results of this step, choose Goto ® List ® Stratification ® Optimum variant.
  6. Choose .
  7. Choose .

Stay on the Change Inventory Sampling: Initial Screen.