An Introduction to Model-Based Survey Sampling with Applications

PART I: BASICS OF MODEL-BASED SURVEY INFERENCE ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Model-Based Approach ; 3. Homogeneous Populations ; 4. Stratified Populations ; 5. Populations with Regression Structure ; 6. Clustered Populations ; 7. The General Linear Population Model ; PART II: ROBUST MODEL-BASED INFERENCE ; 8. Robust Prediction under Model Misspecification ; 9. Robust Estimation of the Prediction Variance ; 10. Outlier Robust Prediction ; PART III: APPLICATIONS OF MODEL-BASED SURVEY INFERENCE ; 11. Inference for Nonlinear Population Parameters ; 12. Survey Inference via Sub-Sampling ; 13. Estimation for Multipurpose Surveys ; 14. Inference for Domains ; 15. Prediction for Small Areas ; 16. Model-Based Inference for Distributions and Quantiles ; 17. Using Transformations in Sample Survey Inference ; Exercises