Preface |
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Acknowledgment |
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Chapter-wise Summary |
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Chapter 1 Notations and Introduction |
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1.2 Notations and Preliminaries |
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Chapter 2 Sampling and Estimation Methods |
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2.1 Introductory Preliminaries |
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2.2 Sampling and Estimation Methods |
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Chapter 3 Plea for Network Sampling |
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3.2 Network Sampling and Constrained Network Sampling Procedures in One or More Stages |
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3.2.1 With the Background thus Far Spelled Out It Seems Proper we may Straightaway Develop the Theory as Follows in Brief for Estimating the Survey Population Total of a Variable of Interest |
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3.2.2 Single Stage Sampling of 'Selection Units' with Constraint in Sample Size |
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Chapter 4 Need for Adaptive Sampling |
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4.2 Adaptive Sampling Scheme |
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4.3 Adaptive Sampling with Sample-size Restrictions |
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4.3.3 Estimation of Total and of Measure of Error of Estimator |
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Chapter 5 Adaptive and Network in Tandem with Constraints |
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5.2 Methods of Sample Selection and Estimation |
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Chapter 6 Applications and Case Studies |
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6.2 How to Constrain Explosive Size of a Network Sample? Theory and Application with illustrated live data |
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6.2.2 Unbiased Estimation of Observation Unit Total in Network Sampling |
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6.2.3 Adjustment for "Constrained Sample Size" Network Sampling in Estimation |
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6.2.4 Estimating Total Household Medical Expenses by Sampling Hospital in-patients |
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6.3 An Exercise in Maternal Mortality Assessment in a District |
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6.4 Adaptive and Network Sampling for a Drug Abuse Survey |
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Chapter 7 A Brief Review of Available Literature |
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7.1.1 Chaudhuri, Bose & Ghosh's (2004) Applications |
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7.1.2 Chaudhuri & Pal's (2005) Approach |
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7.1.3 Chaudhuri & Saha's (2004) Findings |
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7.1.4 Chaudhuri, Bose & Dihidar's (2005) Approach |
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7.1.5 Chaudhuri, Bose & Ghosh's (2005) Observations |
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7.1.6 Thompson (1992), Thompson & Seber (1996) and Seber & Salehi's (2013) Approaches |
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Appendix |
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Bibliography |
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Author Index |
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Subject Index |
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