This book describes a novel approach to the theory of sampling from finite populations. The new unifying approach is based on the sampling autocorrelation coefficient. The author derives a general set of sampling equations that describe the estimators, their variances as well as the corresponding variance estimators. This volume will be useful for survey practitioners faced with complex surveys.

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Introduction and Outline of the Book Elementary Statistics Alternative Approach to Unequal Probability Sampling A General Rho Theory on Survey Sampling Variance Estimation for Some Standard Designs Multistage and Cluster (Sub)Sampling Systematic Sampling Estimation of the Sampling Autocorrelation Coefficient Variance Approximations A Simulation Study The Regression Estimator Revisited General Restriction Estimator in Multisurvey Sampling Weighting Procedures