Sampling of Populations

A trusted classic on the key methods in population
sampling--now in a modernized and expanded new edition

Sampling of Populations, Fourth Edition continues to
serve as an all-inclusive resource on the basic and most current
practices in population sampling. Maintaining the clear and
accessible style of the previous edition, this book outlines the
essential statistical methodsfor survey design and analysis, while
also exploring techniques that have developed over the past
decade.

The Fourth Edition successfully guides the reader through
the basic concepts and procedures that accompany real-world sample
surveys, such as sampling designs, problems of missing data,
statistical analysis of multistage sampling data, and nonresponse
and poststratification adjustment procedures. Rather than employ a
heavily mathematical approach, the authors present illustrative
examples that demonstrate the rationale behind common steps in the
sampling process, from creating effective surveys to analyzing
collected data. Along with established methods, modern topics are
treated through the book's new features, which include:

* A new chapter on telephone sampling, with coverage of declining
response rates, the creation of "do not call" lists, and the
growing use of cellular phones

* A new chapter on sample weighting that focuses on adjustments
to weight for nonresponse, frame deficiencies, and the effects of
estimator instability

* An updated discussion of sample survey data analysis that
includes analytic procedures for estimation and hypothesis
testing

* A new section on Chromy's widely used method of taking
probability proportional to size samples with minimum replacement
of primary sampling units

* An expanded index with references on the latest research in the
field

All of the book's examples and exercises can be easily worked
out using various software packages including SAS, STATA, and
SUDAAN, and an extensive FTP site contains additional data sets.
With its comprehensive presentation and wealth of relevant
examples, Sampling of Populations, Fourth Edition is an
ideal book for courses on survey sampling at the
upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also a valuable
reference for practicing statisticians who would like to refresh
their knowledge of sampling techniques.