Sampling: Design and Analysis [Hardcover]

Sharon L. Lohr (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534353614 | ISBN-13: 978-0534353612 | Publication Date: December 15, 1999 | Edition: 1

Sharon L. Lohr's SAMPLING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS provides a modern introduction to the field of sampling. With a multitude of applications from a variety of disciplines, the book concentrates on the statistical aspects of taking and analyzing a sample. Overall, the book gives guidance on how to tell when a sample is valid or not, and how to design and analyze many different forms of sample surveys.

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This is the sampling text that I have been waiting for; it is the book I wish I could have written. There has been a real need for a text that covers theoretical material at this level and also includes real applications and modern topics in sampling, such as the model-based approach . . . Very readable.

"The writing style is excellent . . . The informal style is a definite plus . . . The exercises are good. They don't seem to be aimed at doing 'stuff' but more at understanding."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Duxbury Press; 1 edition (December 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534353614
• ISBN-13: 978-0534353612
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice introduction to survey sampling, February 9, 2008

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Michael R. Chernick "statman31147" (Holland PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sampling: Design and Analysis (Hardcover)

For me the classic book on survey sampling is Cochran's. The second edition of Cochran was published in 1977 and there have been many advances since including the use of superpopulation models. Lohr provides the basic concepts first followed with many exercises at the end of the chapters. It is designed for a first course which could be taken by statistics majors or undergraduates in fields that use survey sampling such as business, sociology, psychology or biology. Many real surveys are presented and the standard topics (e.g. stratified and cluster sampling) are covered. Issues of nonresponse are also discussed. Chapter 12 covers topics not commonly seen in survey sampling texts including two-phase sampling and capture-recapture analysis. Warner's method of randomized response to deal with sensitive questionnaires is also covered in Chapter 12. It is also unusual in that it provides a great deal of coverage of resampling methods to estimate variance components including the bootstrap, jackknife and balanced repeated replicates. It also deals with regression and logistic regression in problems involving complex survey data. Missing data issues are also discussed as are imputation methods The book contains a many references to the literature and also includes a CD ROM with some data sets and a software program called SURVEY.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent sampling textbook, December 16, 2004

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M. Choe "stat grad student" (los angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sampling: Design and Analysis (Hardcover)

this is an excellent book on sampling. it accommadates all reader levels (undergrad, graduate, practioner and theorist). i can't comment too much about the theoretical aspects of the book because that is not my focus. but for those who want to learn about sampling and use it for their jobs or school projects, i cannot think of a better text. i find myself referring to the text constantly. her examples are relatively clear and easy to follow, in my opinion. she covers cluster sampling and complex surveys (variance calculations) in depth and with great clarity.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for sufficient coverage on sampling theory and practice, September 12, 2007

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Karen X. Cai (Toronto, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sampling: Design and Analysis (Hardcover)

This is a book I hope I knew when I was asked so many times about sampling from others. It is written in simple language yet covers widely the major topics in sampling. Its layout is suitable for either those who are new to the sampling to pave in their own pace from chapter to chapter including exrecises, or those professionals like myself to jump in a particular topic for a quick refresh or ideas. The best part of the book is: it provides computer code to the examples in major application softwares such as S-PLUS and SAS. Although there is no code for SPSS, popular amongst market researchers, the translation from SAS into SPSS is quite convenient.