Survey Sampling

This venture aspires to be a mix of a textbook at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and a monograph to catch the attention of researchers in theoretical and practical aspects of survey sampling at diverse levels demanding a comprehensive review of what useful materials have preceded, with an eye to what beacons to the depth of the imminent future.

Graduated with honors in statistics, M.A. in Statistics and Ph.D in Statistics from Calcutta University. Did postdoctoral for 2 years in Sydney University. Worked as a full professor 0n 1 January, 1982 in Indian Statistical Institute after serving earlier there as an associate professor and earlier as a lecturer in statistics in Calcutta Universitry and Presidency College in Kolkata. Worked as a visiting professor in Virginia polytechnic & State University in August1989-May 1990, Nebraska Lincoln University in Jan-May 1997, in Delft University in June-August 1985; worked and visited various universities and statistical offices in Canberra Brisbane

A Summary. Estimators. Types of Sampling. Modeling. Randomized Response Techniques. Network and Adaptive Sampling Methods. Sampling from Inadequate Frames and Multiple Frames. Analytic Studies. Case Studies. Examples and Exercises. Review of Various Sampling Schemes. Epilogue.