Book excerpt: This book provides a presentation of sampling that balances theory and methods while bringing the discipline up to date through problems of current interest. Provides a concise presentation of sampling within a wide range of topics. At the same time, it presents current topics and modern developments in sampling. Among these are varying probability (with and without replacement), Bayesian sampling, the Jack knife and Boot strap methods, Small area estimation, and Imputation methods. The book also provides worked out examples pertaining to a variety of disciplines and problems with real or artificial data pertaining to current problems. An important resource for professional statisticians and researchers.ÿ