For a current, practical introduction to the field of sampling that you’ll want to keep close at hand, Sharon L. Lohr’s SAMPLING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS, 2e, International Edition answers the call. Practical and authoritative, the book is listed as a standard reference for training on real-world survey problems by a number of prominent surveying organizations. Lohr concentrates on the statistical aspects of taking and analyzing a sample, incorporating a multitude of applications from a variety of disciplines. The text gives guidance on how to tell when a sample is valid or not, and how to design and analyze many different forms of sample surveys. Recent research on theoretical and applied aspects of sampling is included, as well as technology instructions for using statistical software with survey data.
1. Introduction
2. Simple probability samples
3. Stratified sampling
4. Ratio and regression estimation
5. Cluster sampling with equal probabilities
6. Sampling with unequal probabilities
7. Complex surveys
8. Nonresponse
9. Variance estimation in complex surveys
10. Categorical data analysis in complex surveys
11. Regression with complex survey data
12. Two-phase sampling
13. Estimating population size
14. Rare populations and small area estimation
15. Survey quality