Survey sampling and estimation methods form the cornerstone of modern statistical inference, underpinning research across the social, medical, and natural sciences. At their heart, these methods ...

Note: This report was updated on Dec. 30, 2015 to reflect the January-July 2015 National Health Interview Survey estimates released on December 1, 2015. Telephone surveys face numerous challenges, but ...

Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Winter, 1986), pp. 477-491 (15 pages) In this paper several considerations are discussed that developed out of the sampling program for the Chevelon ...

Official household surveys are important sources of information: they support policy and decision-making for a wide range of government programs. The uses of household survey data are broad, from ...

When that message comes from Uncle Sam, it’s often delivered in the form of a survey. The federal government amasses an astounding amount of data each year from nationally representative surveys on ...