Sampling methods for censuses and surveys / Frank Yates.
By: Yates, Frank.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Griffin, 1981Edition: 4th ed. / rev. and enl.Description: xvi,458p : ill ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0852642539.Subject(s): Sampling (Statistics) | Surveys -- Statistical methods | CensusDDC classification: 519Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 519 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00038978 |
Bibliography: (pages 416-450) and index.
The place of sampling in census work -- Requirements of a good sample -- The structure of various types of sample -- Practical problems arising in the planning of a survey -- Problems arising in the execution and analysis of a survey -- Estimation of the population values -- Estimation of the sampling error -- Efficiency -- Critical analysis of survey data -- Computer programs for survey analysis.