Sampling of Populations: Methods and Applications (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics – Applied Probability and Statistics Section) - Hardcover

Levy, Paul S.; Lemeshow, Stanley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471508225 ISBN 13: 9780471508229

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1991

Synopsis

Keeping mathematical jargon and formality to a minimum, this text explores the basic concepts, methods and techniques of sampling. As well as "classical" sample designs, it explores a host of recently developed techniques for network sampling, small area and prevalence estimation, estimation of standard errors in complex surveys, and many others. Statistical issues are presented heuristically and explained with the aid of commonly encountered real-life examples applicable to any field where sampling surveys are used.

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Review

“The book remains a very appropriately written text for classroom use, especially for students studying public health or epidemiology, or for undergraduate majors in statistics and related fields.” ( Biometrics, June 2009)

From the Back Cover

A trusted classic on the key methods in population sampling―now in a modernized and expanded new edition

Sampling of Populations, Fourth Edition continues to serve as an all–inclusive resource on the basic and most current practices in population sampling. Maintaining the clear and accessible style of the previous edition, this book outlines the essential statistical methodsfor survey design and analysis, while also exploring techniques that have developed over the past decade.

The Fourth Edition successfully guides the reader through the basic concepts and procedures that accompany real–world sample surveys, such as sampling designs, problems of missing data, statistical analysis of multistage sampling data, and nonresponse and poststratification adjustment procedures. Rather than employ a heavily mathematical approach, the authors present illustrative examples that demonstrate the rationale behind common steps in the sampling process, from creating effective surveys to analyzing collected data. Along with established methods, modern topics are treated through the book′s new features, which include:

• A new chapter on telephone sampling, with coverage of declining response rates, the creation of "do not call" lists, and the growing use of cellular phones

• A new chapter on sample weighting that focuses on adjustments to weight for nonresponse, frame deficiencies, and the effects of estimator instability

• An updated discussion of sample survey data analysis that includes analytic procedures for estimation and hypothesis testing

• A new section on Chromy′s widely used method of taking probability proportional to size samples with minimum replacement of primary sampling units

• An expanded index with references on the latest research in the field

All of the book′s examples and exercises can be easily worked out using various software packages including SAS, STATA, and SUDAAN, and an extensive FTP site contains additional data sets. With its comprehensive presentation and wealth of relevant examples, Sampling of Populations, Fourth Edition is an ideal book for courses on survey sampling at the upper–undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also a valuable reference for practicing statisticians who would like to refresh their knowledge of sampling techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0471508225
• ISBN 13: 9780471508229
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 448