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