The Sampling.Kit is a web-tool designed for survey designers and samplers to perform several functions. The Sampling.Kit assumes a stratified multi-stage sampling design similar to the standard sampling designs in DHS surveys, where sample clusters are selected in the first stage, and households are selected in the second stage. In the selected households, all individuals of target population (such as women age 15-49 years) are eligible for the survey. More details about sampling design of the DHS surveys can be found here .

The current version of the Sampling.Kit has four tools:

1. Sample size calculates sample size to estimate a proportion with a pre-determined precision level. The calculations account for factors like response rates and number of target population individuals per household.

2. Sample allocation allocates the sample clusters or units using different allocation methods, such as proportional, equal and power allocation.

3. Expected precision calculates the expected precision of survey estimates given the sample size and allocation.

4. Significance testing performs significance testing for one statistic or two statistics from two independent samples.

Author and Maintainer

Mahmoud Elkasabi , (Email:Mahmoud.Elkasabi@icf.com)

Sample size of target population
$$n = Deft^2 \frac{1-p}{p.{\alpha}^2}$$
Expected proportion (%)
Relative Standard Error (%)
Design effect
Number of households to be selected
$$n_{HH} = \frac{n}{RR_{HH}.I_{HH}.RR_{indv}}$$
Household response rate (%)
Individuals per household
Individual response rates (%)

Households to be selected:

Households expected to respond:

Eligible individuals expected to be found:

Individuals expected to respond:

This sample size is expected to measure:

3. Add the measure of size N_h in the table

to add N_h values, double-click on each cell

N_h can be frequency or percentage distribution of households or population

Equal allocation
$$n_h = \dfrac{n}{H}$$
Proportional allocation
$$n_h = n. \dfrac{N_{h}}{\sum^H_{h = 1} N_{h}}$$
Power allocation
$$n_h = n. \dfrac{N_{h}^{\alpha}}{\sum^H_{h = 1} N_{h}^{\alpha}}$$
Total sample size
Number of Strata
Power value for power allocation
Number of Domains
Expected proportion (%)
Design effect
Household response rate (%)
Individuals per Household
Individual response rate (%)

Statistic
Standard error

Null hypothesis
Statistic 1
Standard error 1

Statistic 2
Standard error 2