Sampling of Populations: Methods and Applications, 4th Edition

Now in its fourth edition, this popular sampling text has been expanded and updated to incorporate the latest methods of multistage sampling, analysis of sample survey data, software manipulation, and other recent developments, such as disclosure analysis and small area estimation. It guides the reader through real-world sample surveys from sampling designs, to problems of missing data and nonresponse, to estimation procedures and clearly explains how to create effective surveys and to analyze the information gathered.