Hardbound. This volume is devoted to Sample Surveys, which is the most widely used method in statistical practice. It covers many theoretical and practical aspects of social and biological investigations, and is a valuable guide for those involved in designing sample surveys.
Author(s): P. R. Krishnaiah, C. R. Rao
Edition: Elsevier
Publisher: North-Holland
Year: 1988
Language: English
Pages: 581
Preface......Page 1
Contributors......Page 3
1. A Brief History of Random Sampling Methods......Page 5
2. A First Course in Survey Sampling......Page 19
3. Optimality of Sampling Strategies......Page 51
4. Simple Random Sampling......Page 101
5. On Single Stage Unequal Probability Sampling......Page 114
6. Systematic Sampling......Page 127
7. Systematic Sampling with Illustrative Examples......Page 148
8. Sampling in 'Time......Page 186
9. Bayesian Inference in Finite Populations......Page 212
10. Inference Based on Data from Complex Sample Designs......Page 245
11. Inference for Finite Population Quantiles......Page 266
12. Asymptotics in Finite Population Sampling......Page 289
13. The Technique of Replicated or Interpenetrating Samples......Page 330
14. On the Use of Models in Sampling from Finite Populations......Page 366
15. The Prediction Approach to Sampling Theory......Page 394
16. Sample Survey Analysis: Analysis of Variance and Contingency Tables......Page 410
17. Variance Estimation in Sample Surveys......Page 422
18. Ratio and Regression Estimators......Page 443
19. Role and Use of Composite Sampling and Capture-Recapture Sampling in Ecological Studies......Page 463
20. Data-based Sampling and Model-based Estimation for Environmental Resources......Page 483
21. On Transect Sampling to Assess Wildlife Populations and Marine Resources......Page 508
22. A Review of Current Survey Sampling Methods in Marketing Research......Page 525
23. Observational Errors in Behavioural Traits of Man and their Implications for Genetics......Page 548
24. Designs in Survey Sampling Avoiding Contiguous Units......Page 567
Subject Index......Page 576
Handbook of Statistics: Contents of Previous Volumes......Page 580
