Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

Chapter 1. Basic Sampling Theory

Chapter 2. Simple Random Sampling

Chapter 3. Stratified and Systematic Random Sampling

Chapter 4. Single Stage Cluster Sampling

Chapter 5. Multistage Sampling (with Equal Probabilities)

Chapter 6. Ratio and Regression Estimators

Chapter 7. Sampling with Probability Proportional to Size (with replacement)

Chapter 8. Sampling with Unequal Probabilities without Replacement: Horvitz – Thompson Estimator

Chapter 9. Sampling with Unequal Probabilities without replacement: Special Estimators

Chapter 10. Design and Model Based Sampling Inference – I

Chapter 11. Design and Model Based Inference – II

Chapter 12. Multistage Cluster Sampling (Using Unequal Probabilities)

Chapter 13. Multiphase Sampling

Index

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