ABSTRACT

It is evident by now that Survey Sampling as a subject for study has set before itself the singular objective of making rational inference about a finite collection of objects reflecting inherent variability among its numerous constituents through an appropriate selection of a manageable body of representative components. An in-depth study of these partial segments is so as to make a communicable appraisal of this totality, recognizing essential departures of the sampled segment’s behavior from that of the totality, yet making a reasonable guess with a desire to assess the elements of discrepancies. This in its various aspects is meant to be examined in this chapter.