Practical sampling techniques

Author(s)

• Som, Ranjan Kumar

Bibliographic Information

Practical sampling techniques

Ranjan K. Som

（Statistics : textbooks and monographs, v. 148）

M. Dekker, 1995

2nd ed., rev. and expanded

• : hc

Note

Rev. ed. of: A manual of sampling techniques. 1973

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Second Edition offers a comprehensive presentation of scientific sampling principles and shows how to design a sample survey and analyze the resulting data. Demonstrates the validity of theorems and statements without resorting to detailed proofs.

Table of Contents

• Basic concepts of sampling. Part 1 Single-stage sampling: simple random sampling
• use of ancillary variables in simple random sampling
• systematic sampling
• varying probability sampling - sampling with probability proportional to size
• choice of sampling units - cluster sampling
• size of sample - cost and error
• self-weighting designs. Part 2 Stratified single-stage sampling: stratified sampling - introduction
• stratified simple random sampling
• stratified varying probability sampling
• size of sample and allocation to different strata
• self-weighting design in stratified single-stage sampling. Part 3 Multi-stage sampling: multi-stage sampling - introduction
• multi-stage simple random sampling
• multi-stage varying probability sampling
• size of sample and allocation to different stages
• self-weighting design in multi-stage sampling. Part 4 Stratified multi-stage sampling: stratified multi-stage sampling - introduction
• stratified multi-stage simple random sampling
• stratified multi-stage varying probability sampling
• size of sample and allocation to different strata and stages
• self-weighting designs in stratified multi-stage sampling. Part 5 Miscellaneous topics: miscellaneous sampling topics
• errors and biases in data and estimates
• planning, execution and analysis of surveys
• use of computers in survey sampling
• appendix 1 - list of notations and symbols
• appendix 2 - elements of probability and proofs of some theorems in sampling
• appendix 3 - statistical tables
• appendix 4 - hypothetical universe of 600 households in 30 towns in 3 states
• appendix 5 - case study - Indian national sample survey, 1964-5
• appendix 6 - multi-country survey programmes.

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Details

• NCID: BA26294024
• ISBN:
  • 0824796764
• LCCN: 95035436
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxix, 635 p
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 417.6
  • LCC : HA31.2
  • DC20 : 001.4/33
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sampling (Statistics)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0001061X