Some theory of sampling

by W. Edwards Deming · first published 1950

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kqr · Aug 10, 2024 · Recommends

…reading more traditional texts on experimental design, survey research, etc. - Donald Wheeler's Understanding Variation should be mandatory reading for almost everyone working professionally. - Deming's Some Theory of Sampling is really good and covers more ground than the title lets on. - Deming's Sample Design in Business Research I remember being formative for me also, although it was a while since I read it. - Efron and…
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kqr · Aug 21, 2024 · Recommends

…But then I strongly recommend branching out to places where these fundamentals are used, to cement them: - Anything popular by Deming (e.g. The New Economics) - Anything less popular by Deming (e.g. Some Theory of Sampling) - Moneyball - Theory of Probability (de Finetti) - Causality (Pearl) - Applied Survival Analysis - Analysis of Extremal Events - Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications The…
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PaulHoule · Jan 6, 2025 · Recommends

I love Out of the crisis by Deming and Some theory of sampling.
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kqr · Feb 17, 2026 · Recommends

The New Economics! Then Out of the Crisis. Then if you're really hardcore, Some Theory of Sampling.
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