Analyzing complex survey data, 2d ed.0761930388 Analyzing complex survey data, 2d ed. Lee, Eun Sul and Ronald N. Forthofer. Sage Publications This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. 2006 91 pages $15.95 Paperback Quantitative applications in the social sciences; 07-071 QA276 With a variety of examples and models, Lee (biostatistics biostatistics /bio·sta·tis·tics/ (-stah-tis´tiks) biometry. bi·o·sta·tis·tics n. The science of statistics applied to the analysis of biological or medical data. , U. of Texas Health Science Center) and Forthofer (biostatistics emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. , U. of Texas Health Science Center) update their pocket guide which unites survey sampling designs and survey data analysis, concentrating on probability sampling in which each element of a population has a known probability of being included in the sample, and on samples in which researchers can construct a sampling frame that lists suitable sampling units that encompass all elements of the population. They cover the complexity of analyzing survey data (including adjusting for differential representation and using sample weights), strategies for variance estimation estimation In mathematics, use of a function or formula to derive a solution or make a prediction. Unlike approximation, it has precise connotations. In statistics, for example, it connotes the careful selection and testing of a function called an estimator. (including replicated sampling, the bootstrap See boot. (operating system, compiler) bootstrap - To load and initialise the operating system on a computer. Normally abbreviated to "boot". From the curious expression "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps", one of the legendary feats of Baron von Munchhausen. methods and the Taylor series method), and preparing for and conducting survey data analysis (including available computer resources and searching for appropriate models. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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