Sample Survey Theory vs. General Statistical Theory: Estimation of the Population Mean

Abstract

In recent years, the foundations of survey sampling have been subject to considerable debate. A symposium devoted to this topic was held in Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1968. Godambe [10] summarizes what he feels constituted the central issue at the symposium as follows: Should Sample Survey Theory be dealt with (i) by extending the statistical theory with a new model and corresponding formal criteria of optimality or appropriateness