Description for Leslie Kish
Hardcover. Leslie Kish formulated, among other things, the 'margin of error,' an assessment of the accuracy of opinion polls. He was elected president of the American Statistical Association; and at once a remarkable teacher, thinker, and leader in the field of survey statistics. This volume collects Kish's most important papers. Editor(s): Kalton, Graham; Heeringa, Steven. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
Leslie Kish formulated, among other things, the "margin of error," an assessment of the accuracy of opinion polls. He was elected president of the American Statistical Association; and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and the Royal Statistical Society of England. A co-founder of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan and of the International Association of Survey Statisticians, Kish was at once a remarkable teacher, thinker, and leader in the field of survey statistics. This volume collects, for the first time, Kish's most important ... Read more
Leslie Kish formulated, among other things, the "margin of error," an assessment of the accuracy of opinion polls. He was elected president of the American Statistical Association; and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and the Royal Statistical Society of England. A co-founder of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan and of the International Association of Survey Statisticians, Kish was at once a remarkable teacher, thinker, and leader in the field of survey statistics. This volume collects, for the first time, Kish's most important ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780471266617
SKU
V9780471266617
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About Kalton
LESLIE KISH was a professor emeritus and senior research scientist emeritus of the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. GRAHAM KALTON is a Senior Vice President at Westat, a survey research organization outside Washington, DC. STEVEN HEERINGA is the Director of the Statistical Design Unit in the Survey Research Center at the ... Read more
Reviews for Leslie Kish
“…bringing together a lifetime of research and practice, this volume is both a fitting tribute…and a highly useful…compilation of insight into the art and science of survey statistics…” (Zentralbaltt MATH, June 2005) “...collects, for the first time, the most important and influential papers by Leslie Kish...the editors have been immensely successful in bringing out this volume which will find ... Read more