Practical Methods for Design and Analysis of Complex Surveys (Statistics in Practice) - Softcover

Lehtonen, Risto; Pahkinen, Erkki

 
9780471939344: Practical Methods for Design and Analysis of Complex Surveys (Statistics in Practice)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 047193934X ISBN 13: 9780471939344
Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1995

Synopsis

Statistics in Practice, A new series of practical books outlining the use of statistical techniques in a wide range of application areas:

  • Human and Biological Sciences
  • Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Industry, Commerce and Finance
Covering both survey sampling and survey analysis, the authors aim to provide the reader with a unified coverage of the practical tools of basic and more advanced survey sampling and estimation. Contents include:
  • Sampling design.
  • The design effect statistic.
  • Use of auxiliary information.
  • Methods for handling missing data.
  • Variance and covariance estimation.
  • Design–based analysis of frequency tables.
  • Multivariate methods for complex surveys.
Fully worked examples and case studies taken from official statistics and real surveys on health and social sciences are used to illustrate the various methods. Additional case studies are presented covering a range of topics such as business surveys, socio–economic surveys and educational surveys. Selected commercially available software packages for complex surveys are discussed with demonstrations using data from the case studies. Intended primarily for those involved in the planning, implementation or analysis of descriptive or analytical surveys and opinion polls, the book will also be of interest to researchers and students in many disciplines. In addition, the book is well suited for use on courses in survey sampling.

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Statistics in Practice, A new series of practical books outlining the use of statistical techniques in a wide range of application areas:

  • Human and Biological Sciences
  • Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Industry, Commerce and Finance
Covering both survey sampling and survey analysis, the authors aim to provide the reader with a unified coverage of the practical tools of basic and more advanced survey sampling and estimation. Contents include:
  • Sampling design.
  • The design effect statistic.
  • Use of auxiliary information.
  • Methods for handling missing data.
  • Variance and covariance estimation.
  • Design–based analysis of frequency tables.
  • Multivariate methods for complex surveys.
Fully worked examples and case studies taken from official statistics and real surveys on health and social sciences are used to illustrate the various methods. Additional case studies are presented covering a range of topics such as business surveys, socio–economic surveys and educational surveys. Selected commercially available software packages for complex surveys are discussed with demonstrations using data from the case studies. Intended primarily for those involved in the planning, implementation or analysis of descriptive or analytical surveys and opinion polls, the book will also be of interest to researchers and students in many disciplines. In addition, the book is well suited for use on courses in survey sampling.

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Publisher
Wiley–Blackwell
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
047193934X
ISBN 13 
9780471939344
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
348