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Introduction to Survey Sampling (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) (v. 35)
Introduction to Survey Sampling - Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences - v. 35 Author:Graham Kalton This work reviews sampling methods used in surveys: simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratification, cluster and multi-stage sampling, sampling with probability proportional to size, two-phase sampling, replicated sampling, panel designs, and non-probability sampling. Kalton discusses issues of practical implementation, including fra... more »me problems and non-response, and gives examples of sample designs for a national face-to-face interview survey and for a telephone survey. He also treats the use of weights in survey analysis, the computation of sampling errors with complex sampling designs, and the determination of sample size.« less