Applied Survey Sampling. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edward Blair, Johnny Blair.
• Authors: Blair, Edward; Blair, Johnny
• Contents: Section I: SAMPLING BASICS; Chapter 1: Introduction to Sampling; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2A Brief History of Sampling; 1.3Sampling Concepts; 1.3.1 Sources of Research Error; 1.3.2 Probability versus Nonprobability Samples; 1.4Guidelines for Good Sampling; 1.5Chapter Summary and Overview of Book; Chapter 2: Defining and Framing the Population; 2.1Defining the Population; 2.1.1Defining Population Units; 2.1.2Setting Population Boundaries; 2.2Framing the Population; 2.2.1Obtaining a List; 2.2.2Problems With Lists; 2.2.3Coping With Omissions; 2.2.4Coping With Ineligibles; 2.2.5Coping With Duplications; 2.2.6Coping With Clustering; 2.2.7Framing Populations Without a List; 2.3Chapter Summary; Chapter 3: Drawing the Sample and Executing the; 3.1Drawing the Sample; 3.1.1Simple Random Sampling; 3.1.2Systematic Sampling; 3.1.3Physical Sampling; 3.2Executing the Research; 3.2.1Controlling Nonresponse Bias; 3.2.2Calculating Response Rates; 3.3Chapter summary; Section II: SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLE EFFICIENCY; Chapter 4: Setting Sample Size; 4.1Sampling Error Illustrated; 4.2Sample Size Based on Confidence Intervals; 4.2.1Computational Examples; 4.2.2How to Estimate s or p; 4.3Sample Size Based on Hypothesis Testing Power; 4.4Sample Size Based on the Value of Information; 4.4.1Why Information Has Value; 4.4.2Factors Related to the Value of Information; 4.4.3Sample Size and the Value of Information; 4.5Informal Methods for Setting Sample Size; 4.5.1Using Previous or Typical Sample Sizes; 4.5.2Using the Magic Number; 4.5.3Anticipating Subgroup Analyses; 4.5.4Using Resource Limitations; 4.6Chapter Summary; Chapter 5: Stratified Sampling; 5.1When Should Stratified Samples Be Used?; 5.1.1The Strata Are of Direct Interest; 5.1.2Variances Differ Across Strata; 5.1.3Costs Differ Across Strata; 5.1.4Prior Information Differs Across Strata; 5.2Other Uses of Stratification; 5.3How to Draw a Stratified Sample; 5.4Chapter Summary; Chapter 6: Cluster Sampling; 6.1When Are Cluster Samples Appropriate?; 6.1.1Travel Costs; 6.1.2Fixed Costs; 6.1.3Listing Costs; 6.1.4Locating Special Populations; 6.2Increased Sample Variability as a Result of Clustering; 6.2.1Measuring Homogeneity Within Clusters; 6.2.2Design Effects From Clustering; 6.3Optimum Cluster Size; 6.3.1Typical Cluster Sizes; 6.4Defining Clusters; 6.5How to Draw a Cluster Sample; 6.5.1Drawing Clusters With Equal Probabilities; 6.5.2Drawing Clusters With Probabilities Proportionate to Size; 6.5.3Drawing Stratified Cluster Samples; 6.6Chapter Summary; Section III: ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN SAMPLING; Chapter 7: Estimating Population Characteristics From Samples; 7.1Weighting Sample Data; 7.1.1Should Data Be Weighted?; 7.2Using Models to Guide Sampling and Estimation; 7.2.1Examples of Using Models; 7.2.2Using Models to Reduce the Variance of Estimates; 7.2.3Using Models to Cope With Violations of Probability Sampling Assumptions; 7.2.4Conclusions About the Use of Models; 7.3Measuring the Uncertainty of Estimates From Complex or Nonprobability Samples; 7.4Chapter Summary; Chapter 8: Sampling in Special Contexts; 8.1Sampling for Online Research; 8.2Sampling Visitors to a Place; 8.2.1Selecting Places for Intercept Research; 8.2.2Sampling Visitors Within Places; 8.3Sampling Rare Populations; 8.3.1Telephone Cluster Sampling; 8.3.2Disproportionate Stratified Sampling; 8.3.3Network Sampling; 8.3.4Dual-Frame Sampling; 8.3.5Location Sampling; 8.3.6Online Data Collection for Rare Groups; 8.4Sampling Organizational Populations; 8.5Sampling Groups Such as Influence Groups or Elites; 8.6Panel Sampling; 8.6.1Initial Nonresponse in Panels; 8.6.2Differential Mortality Over Time; 8.6.3Panel Aging; 8.6.4Implications for Panel Sampling; 8.6.5Other Issues in Panel Sampling; 8.7Sampling in International Contexts; 8.8Big Data and Survey Sampling; 8.8.1Big Data as a Survey Complement; 8.8.2Big Data as a Survey Replacement; 8.9Incorporating Smartphones, Social Media, and Technological Changes; 8.9.1Smartphones and Surveys; 8.9.2Social Media and Surveys; 8.9.3A General Framework for Incorporating New Technologies; 8.10Chapter Summary; Chapter 9: Evaluating Samples; 9.1The Sample Report; 9.2How Good Must the Sample Be?; 9.2.1Concepts of Representation and Error; 9.2.2Requirements for Sample Quality Across Research Contexts; 9.3Chapter Summary;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 001.433; Sampling (Statistics)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483346915; 1483346919
• Related ISBNs: 9781483334332
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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