RICHARD VALLIANT, PhD, is Associate Director at Westat, Rockville, Maryland. ALAN H. DORFMAN, PhD, is Senior Mathematical Statistician for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. RICHARD M. ROYALL, PhD, is Professor of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Valliant...is joined...to dispel the perception of dichotomy between mainstream statistics...and survey sampling... (SciTech Book News, Vol. 24, No. 4, December 2000) A highly recommended book which is an essential read for all research workers in this area. (Short Book Reviews - Publication of the Int. Statistical Institute, December 2001) This book is a welcome addition to the subject of survey sampling. (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 964, 2001/14)