Indirect sampling /

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Author / Creator:Lavallée, Pierre.
Imprint:New York ; London : Springer, 2007.
Description:xvi, 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Springer series in statistics
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6418989
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ISBN:9780387707785
0387707786
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Review of sampling theory and weighting
  • 1.2. Cluster sampling
  • 1.3. Indirect sampling
  • 1.4. Generalised weight share method
  • Chapter 2. Description and Use of the GWSM
  • 2.1. Description
  • 2.2. Use
  • 2.2.1. Indirect sampling for rare populations
  • 2.2.2. Weighting using only the selection probabilities of the selected units
  • 2.2.3. Weighting of populations related by complex links
  • 2.2.4. Weighting of unlinked units
  • Chapter 3. Literature Review
  • 3.1. First steps
  • 3.2. Fair Share Method
  • 3.3. Contribution of Ernst (1989)
  • 3.4. Network Sampling
  • 3.5. Adaptive Cluster Sampling
  • 3.6. Snowball Sampling
  • Chapter 4. Properties
  • 4.1. Bias and variance
  • 4.2. Particular case 1: cluster sampling
  • 4.3. Particular case 2: census of population U[superscript A]
  • 4.4. Particular case 3: census of population U[superscript B]
  • 4.5. Use of weighted links
  • 4.6. Improvement of the estimator
  • 4.6.1. Conditional approach
  • 4.6.2. Use of sufficient statistics
  • 4.6.3. Obtaining optimal weighted links
  • Chapter 5. Other Generalisations
  • 5.1. Two-stage indirect sampling
  • 5.2. Arbitrary aspect in the formation of clusters
  • 5.2.1. Extreme case (i): population U[superscript B] with a single cluster of size M[superscript B]
  • 5.2.2. Extreme case (ii): population U[superscript B] with M[superscript B] clusters of size 1
  • 5.2.3. General case and discussion
  • 5.3. Elimination of the notion of clusters
  • Chapter 6. Application in Longitudinal Surveys
  • 6.1. Sampling design of SLID
  • 6.1.1. Initial sample
  • 6.1.2. Supplementary sample
  • 6.2. Estimation weights
  • 6.3. Use of the GWSM in obtaining estimation weights
  • 6.4. Variance estimation
  • 6.5. Use of another type of links
  • Chapter 7. GWSM and Calibration
  • 7.1. Review of calibration
  • 7.2. GWSM with calibration
  • 7.3. Particular case 1: auxiliary variables coming from U[superscript A]
  • 7.4. Particular case 2: auxiliary variables coming from U[superscript B]
  • 7.4.1. Application of calibration before GWSM
  • 7.4.2. Application of calibration after GWSM
  • 7.4.3. Comparison of the two approaches
  • 7.4.4. Simulation study
  • Chapter 8. Non-response
  • 8.1. Types of non-response
  • 8.2. Correcting response rates
  • 8.3. Response probabilities
  • 8.4. Treatment of non-response within s[superscript A]
  • 8.5. Treatment of cluster non-response
  • 8.6. Treatment of unit non-response
  • 8.7. Treatment of errors in links identification
  • 8.7.1. Record linkage
  • 8.7.2. Modelling
  • 8.7.3. Estimating the proportion of links
  • 8.7.4. Calibration
  • 8.7.5. Proportional adjustments
  • Chapter 9. GWSM and Record Linkage
  • 9.1. Record linkage
  • 9.2. GWSM associated with record linkage
  • 9.2.1. Approach 1: use all non-zero links with their respective linkage weights
  • 9.2.2. Approach 2: use all non-zero links above a given threshold
  • 9.2.3. Approach 3: choose the links randomly
  • 9.2.4. Some remarks
  • 9.3. Simulation study
  • 9.3.1. Data used
  • 9.3.2. Sampling plan
  • 9.3.3. Results and discussion
  • Chapter 10. Conclusion
  • Notations
  • Bibliography
  • Index