Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Volume 2

A general purpose work on sampling method and theory. Volume 1 gives a simple, non-mathematical discussion of principles and their practical applications. Volume 2 covers theory and proofs. FUNDAMENTAL THEORY.

Operations, Events and Probability.

Random Variables, Expected Values, Variances, Covariances, andConvergence in Probability.

DERIVATIONS, PROOFS, AND SOME EXTENSIONS OF THEORY FORCORRESPONDING CHAPTERS OF VOLUME 1.

Simple Random Sampling.

Stratified Simple Random Sampling.

Simple One- or More Stage Cluster Sampling.

Stratified Single- or Multi-Stage Cluster Sampling.

Control of Variation in Size of Cluster in Estimating Totals,Averages, or Ratios.

Multi-Stage Sampling with Large Primary Sampling Units.

Estimating Variances.

Regression Estimates, Double Sampling, Sampling for Time Series,and Other Sampling Methods.

A THEORY FOR RESPONSE ERRIRS.

Response Errors in Surveys.

Index.

Morris Howard Hansen was an American statistician. While at the United States Census Bureau, he was one of the first to develop methods for statistical sampling and made contributions in many areas of surveys and censuses.

William N. Hurwitz is the author of Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Volume 2: Theory, published by Wiley.