Sampling survey

Author: Sun Shanzze
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book is a textbook for undergraduate students in probability and statistics departments of higher education institutions, covering the course "Sampling Surveys." It primarily discusses the fundamental theories and methods of sampling surveys. The book is divided into eight chapters, including an introduction, simple random sampling, unequal probability sampling, stratified sampling, multi-stage sampling, cluster sampling and systematic sampling, two-phase sampling, and discussions on several common issues in sampling practice. The book follows the treatment methods used by Professor Xu Bao in "Sampling Theory" (Peking University Press, 1982) and expands the practical content, adding specific case studies. It provides a unified treatment of some basic survey methods and incorporates theories and practices from cutting-edge research on sampling surveys both domestically and internationally, enabling readers to master the fundamental methods of sampling surveys in a short time. When writing this book, the author paid special attention to combining the practical experiences and needs of current surveys in China, providing numerous survey examples so that readers can design better survey plans by referring to these examples. The book is written in clear and concise language with easy-to-understand proofs of theorems. Readers with knowledge of advanced algebra, calculus, and elementary probability and statistics will be able to understand the content. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students in departments of probability and statistics, sociology, and economics and management in comprehensive universities, universities of science and engineering, and can also be used as a reference book for applied statisticians in designing sampling survey plans.