Practical Sampling Techniques. (1995)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ranjan K. Som.
• Authors: Som, Ranjan K
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Guide to Readers; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Sampling; Introduction; Complete enumeration or sample; Advantages of sampling; Limitations of sampling; Relationship between a complete enumeration and a sample; Probability versus purposive samples; Terms and definitions; Sampling frames; Types of probability sampling; Universe parameters; Sample estimators; Criteria of estimators; Mean square error; Principal steps in a sample survey Symbols and notationsFurther reading; Exercises; Part I: Single-stage Sampling; Chapter 2. Simple Random Sampling; Introduction; Characteristics of the universe; Simple random sampling; Sampling without replacement; Sampling with replacement; Important results; Fundamental theorems; Standard errors of estimators and setting of confidence limits; Estimation of totals, means, ratios and their variances; Use of random sample numbers; Examples; Estimation for sub-universes; Estimation of proportion of units; Method of random groups for estimating variances and covariances; Further reading ExercisesChapter 3. Ratio and Regression Estimators; Introduction; Ratio method of estimation; Regression method of estimation; Further reading; Exercises; Chapter 4. Systematic Sampling; Introduction; Linear and circular systematic sampling; Sample mean and variance; Estimation of variance; Further reading; Exercise; Chapter 5. Varying Probability Sampling: Sampling with Probability Proportional to Size; Introduction; Selection of one unit with probability proportional to size; Estimating procedures; Procedures for the selection of sample units with pps; Special cases of crop surveys Ratio method of estimationFurther reading; Exercises; Chapter 6. Choice of Sampling Units: Cluster Sampling; Introduction; Simple random sampling; Discussion of the results; Notes; Further reading; Exercises; Chapter 7. Size of Sample: Cost and Error; Introduction; Simple random sampling; Estimation of variance; Cost considerations; Balance of cost and error; Cluster sampling; General remarks; Further reading; Exercises; Chapter 8. Self-weighting Designs; Introduction; Simple random sampling; Varying probability sampling; Rounding off of multipliers; Part II: Stratified Single-stage Sampling Chapter 9. Stratified Sampling: IntroductionIntroduction; Reasons for stratification; Fundamental theorems in stratified sampling; Setting of confidence limits; Selection of two units from each stratum; Further reading; Chapter 10. Stratified Simple Random Sampling; Introduction; Estimation of totals, means, ratios and their variances; Estimation of proportion of units; Ratio method of estimation: Combined and separate ratio estimators; Ratio of ratio estimators of totals of two study variables; Gain due to stratification; Stratification after sampling; Further reading; Exercises
• Edition: Second edition, revised and expanded
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 001.4/33; Psychology -- Methodology; Psychology -- Statistics; Psychology; Psychology -- Methodology; Electronic books; Statistics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482273465; 1482273462
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