Sample Surveys: Inference and Analysis, Volume 29B

Part 1. Sampling and Survey Design
Introduction to Part 1
1. Introduction to Survey Sampling
2. Sampling with Unequal Probabilities
3. Two-Phase Sampling
4. Multiple-Frame Surveys
5. Designs for Surveys over Time
6. Sampling of Rare Populations
7. Design, Conduct, and Analysis of Random-Digit Dialing Surveys

Part 2. Survey Processing
Introduction to Part 2
8. Nonresponse andWeighting
9. Statistical Data Editing
10. Imputation and Inference in the Presence of Missing Data
11. Dealing with Outliers in Survey Data
12. Measurement Errors in Sample Surveys
13. Computer Software for Sample Surveys
14. Record Linkage
15. Statistical Disclosure Control for Survey Data

Part 3. Survey Applications
Introduction to Part 3
16. Sampling and Estimation in Household Surveys
17. Sampling and Estimation in Business Surveys
18. Sampling, Data Collection, and Estimation in Agricultural Surveys
19. Sampling and Inference in Environmental Surveys
20. Survey Sampling Methods in Marketing Research: A Review of Telephone, Mall Intercept, Panel, andWeb Surveys
21. Sample Surveys and Censuses
22. Opinion and Election Polls
Volume 29B: Inference and Analysis

Part 4. Alternative Approaches to Inference from
Introduction to Part 4
23. Model-Based Prediction of Finite Population Totals
24. Design- and Model-Based Inference for Model Parameters
25. CalibrationWeighting: Combining Probability Samples and Linear Prediction Models
26. Estimating Functions and Survey Sampling
27. Nonparametric and Semiparametric Estimation in Complex Surveys
28. Resampling Methods in Surveys
29. Bayesian Developments in Survey Sampling
30. Empirical Likelihood Methods

Part 5. Special Estimation and Inference Problems
31. Design-based Methods of Estimation for Domains and Small Areas
32. Mode

Handbook of Statistics_29B contains the most comprehensive account of sample surveys theory and practice to date. It is a second volume on sample surveys, with the goal of updating and extending the sampling volume published as volume 6 of the Handbook of Statistics in 1988. The present handbook is divided into two volumes (29A and 29B), with a total of 41 chapters, covering current developments in almost every aspect of sample surveys, with references to important contributions and available software. It can serve as a self contained guide to researchers and practitioners, with appropriate balance between theory and real life applications.

Each of the two volumes is divided into three parts, with each part preceded by an introduction, summarizing the main developments in the areas covered in that part. Volume 1 deals with methods of sample selection and data processing, with the later including editing and imputation, handling of outliers and measurement errors, and methods of disclosure control. The volume contains also a large variety of applications in specialized areas such as household and business surveys, marketing research, opinion polls and censuses. Volume 2 is concerned with inference, distinguishing between design-based and model-based methods and focusing on specific problems such as small area estimation, analysis of longitudinal data, categorical data analysis and inference on distribution functions. The volume contains also chapters dealing with case-control studies, asymptotic properties of estimators and decision theoretic aspects.

• Comprehensive account of recent developments in sample survey theory and practice
• Covers a wide variety of diverse applications
• Comprehensive bibliography

Researchers and practitioners in sample surveys, Sampling and survey design, Survey processing, Survey applications, Inference from survey data, Informative sampling and theoretical aspects