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Dear Param,

Some references:

Frank, O. & Snijders, T.A.B., Estimating hidden populations using
snowball sampling.
Journal of Official Statistics, 10 (1994), 53-67.


Snijders, T.A.B., Estimation on the basis of snowball samples: how to
weight?
Bulletin de Methodologie Sociologique, 36 (1992), 59-70.

S. K. Thompson and O. Frank. 2000. Model-based estimation with
link-tracing sampling designs. Survey Methodology 26: 87-98.

Salganik, M. J. and D. D. Heckathorn. 2004. "Sampling and Estimation in
Hidden Populations Using Respondent-Driven Sampling." Sociological
Methodology 34:193-239.

Alo see
http://www.respondentdrivensampling.org/

Best,

Tom

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