Survey sampling is fundamentally an applied field. The goal in this book is to put an array of tools at the fingertips of practitioners by explaining approaches long used by survey statisticians, illustrating how existing software can be used to solve survey problems, and developing some specialized software where needed. This book serves at least…

Steps in the administrative job search, with a focus on marketing oneself, are described in detail in this guidebook. Topics of discussion are as follows: preparatory organization (getting started); defining one's priorities; writing a resume and letter of application; maintaining a placement file; surviving the screening and interview processes;…