Deming W.E. Some Theory of Sampling

Wiley, 1985. — 620 p.The planning of surveys; The various errors of a survey; Some elementary theory for design; Some variances in random sampling; Multistage sampling, Ratio-estimates, and choice of sampling unit; Allocation in stratified sampling; Distinntion between enumerative and analytic studies; Control of the risks in acceptance sampling; Some theory for analysis and estimation of precision; Estimation of the precision of a sample; Applications of some of the foregoing theory; Some further theory for design and analysis. Original edition of 1950.