Statistics for Real-Life Sample Surveys

Non-Simple-Random Samples and Weighted Data

By: Sergey Dorofeev, Peter Grant

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Samples used in social and commercial surveys, especially of the general population, are usually less random (often by design) than many people using them realise. Unless it is understood, this 'non-randomness' can compromise the conclusions drawn from the data.

This book introduces the challenges posed by less-than-perfect samples, giving background knowledge and practical guidance for those who have to deal with them. It explains why samples are, and sometimes should be, non-random in the first place; how to assess the degree of non-randomness; when correction by weighting is appropriate and how to apply it; and how the statistical treatment of these samples must be adapted. Extended data examples show the techniques at work.

This is a book for practising researchers. It is a reference for the methods and formulae needed to deal with commonly encountered situations and, above all, a source of realistic and implementable solutions.

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"I think the authors have succeeded in their aims: this book will be valuable for analysts who are not survey sampling professionals or who have not been formally trained in the technical background, but who nevertheless find themselves having to analyze survey data." D.J. Hand, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, ISI Short Book Reviews "[The authors'] techniques provide practical, realistic and implementable solutions for many real situations where traditional frames or sampling designs are not available... I believe that the book will interest private and official survey agencies and theoretical and applied statisticians, as well as teachers and students of statistics." Mariano Ruiz Espejo, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Madrid "... The book is accurate and well written." M.G.M. Khan, The American Statistician

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Preface	p. vii
Sampling methods	p. 1
Accuracy and precision	p. 3
Design effect and sample size	p. 4
Defining the objectives	p. 5
Defining the constraints	p. 9
Defining the population	p. 10
Sampling frames	p. 11
Simple random sampling	p. 16
Multi-stage sampling	p. 17
Stratification	p. 18
Post-stratification	p. 22
Systematic (interval) sampling	p. 23
Cluster sampling	p. 24
Complex samples	p. 25
Selection with unequal probability	p. 25
Non-response	p. 32
Quota sampling	p. 36
Other non-probability sampling methods	p. 41
Sampling small populations	p. 42
Some final thoughts	p. 43
Weighting	p. 45
Principles	p. 45
Methods of weighting samples	p. 51
Cell weighting	p. 52
Marginal weighting	p. 55
Aggregate weighting	p. 66
Multi-stage and hybrid weighting systems	p. 74
Statistical considerations	p. 75
Ethical considerations	p. 77
Statistical effects of sampling and weighting	p. 79
Calculation of variance	p. 80
Design effect and effective sample size	p. 90
Weighting effect and calibrated sample size	p. 105
Missing data	p. 132
Significance testing	p. 140
The purpose and philosophy of significance testing	p. 140
Principles of significance testing	p. 151
Choosing a test	p. 155
Testing particular values of a mean or proportion	p. 157
Testing the difference between means or proportions	p. 159
The chi-square test of fit	p. 165
Testing homogeneity and independence	p. 168
Measuring relationships between variables	p. 172
Analysis of contingency tables	p. 172
Multivariate techniques	p. 192
Regression analysis for weighted data	p. 197
Classification and regression trees	p. 200
Cluster analysis for categorical variables	p. 206
Data fusion	p. 215
Review of general terminology	p. 227
Further reading	p. 237
Summary tables for several common distributions	p. 239
Chapter 2 mathematical proofs	p. 241
Chapter 3 mathematical proofs	p. 244
Chapter 4 mathematical proofs	p. 249
Chapter 5 mathematical proofs	p. 250
Statistical tables	p. 255
References	p. 261
Index	p. 264
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