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Covers the latest developments in sample survey theory and practice.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Sampling and Survey Design
Introduction to Part 1
1. Introduction to Survey Sampling
2. Sampling with Unequal Probabilities
3. Two-Phase Sampling
4. Multiple-Frame Surveys
5. Designs for Surveys over Time
6. Sampling of Rare Populations
7. Design, Conduct, and Analysis of Random-Digit Dialing Surveys

Part 2. Survey Processing
Introduction to Part 2
8. Nonresponse andWeighting
9. Statistical Data Editing
10. Imputation and Inference in the Presence of Missing Data
11. Dealing with Outliers in Survey Data
12. Measurement Errors in Sample Surveys
13. Computer Software for Sample Surveys
14. Record Linkage
15. Statistical Disclosure Control for Survey Data

Part 3. Survey Applications
Introduction to Part 3
16. Sampling and Estimation in Household Surveys
17. Sampling and Estimation in Business Surveys
18. Sampling, Data Collection, and Estimation in Agricultural Surveys
19. Sampling and Inference in Environmental Surveys
20. Survey Sampling Methods in Marketing Research: A Review of Telephone, Mall Intercept, Panel, andWeb Surveys
21. Sample Surveys and Censuses
22. Opinion and Election Polls
Volume 29B: Inference and Analysis

Part 4. Alternative Approaches to Inference from
Introduction to Part 4
23. Model-Based Prediction of Finite Population Totals
24. Design- and Model-Based Inference for Model Parameters
25. CalibrationWeighting: Combining Probability Samples and Linear Prediction Models
26. Estimating Functions and Survey Sampling
27. Nonparametric and Semiparametric Estimation in Complex Surveys
28. Resampling Methods in Surveys
29. Bayesian Developments in Survey Sampling
30. Empirical Likelihood Methods

Part 5. Special Estimation and Inference Problems
31. Design-based Methods of Estimation for Domains and Small Areas
32. Model-Based Approach to Small Area Estimation
33. Design and Analysis of Surveys Repeated over Time
34. The Analysis of Longitudinal Surveys
35. Categorical Data Analysis for Simple and Complex Surveys
36. Inference on Distribution Functions and Quantiles
37. Scatterplots with Survey Data

Part 6. Informative Sampling and Theoretical Aspects
38. Population-Based Case-Control Studies
39. Inference under Informative Sampling
40. Asymptotics in Finite Population Sampling
41. Some Decision-Theoretic Aspects of Finite Population Sampling

About the Author

C. R. Rao, born in India is one of this century's foremost statisticians, received his education in statistics at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Calcutta. Rao is currently at Penn State as Eberly Professor of Statistics and Director of the Center for Multivariate Analysis. His research has influenced not only statistics, but also the physical, social and natural sciences and engineering.