Preface

The main purpose of Designing Household Survey Samples: Practical guidelines is to serve as a handbook that includes in one publication the main sample survey design issues that can conveniently be referred to by practising national statisticians, researchers and analysts involved in sample survey work and activities in countries. Methodologically sound techniques that are grounded in statistical theory are used in this handbook, implying the use of probability sampling at each stage of the sample selection process. A well-designed household survey that is properly implemented can generate necessary information of sufficient quality and accuracy with speed and at a relatively low cost.

Related Subject(s): Economic and Social Development