Download or read book Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Sample Surveys written by Raymond L. Chambers and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample surveys provide data used by researchers in a large range of disciplines to analyze important relationships using well-established and widely used likelihood methods. The methods used to select samples often result in the sample differing in important ways from the target population and standard application of likelihood methods can lead to