"This is an informative and clearly written book that will serve as a useful reference for researchers and as an introduction for students…" (Statistics in Medical Research, October 2005)

"...treats both classical and modern sampling design and estimation methods, along with sampling methods for rare, clustered, and hard-to-detect populations." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)

"...a well-written and expanded new edition...an excellent book on an important subject. Highly recommended..." (Choice, Vol. 40, No. 2, October 2002)

"This book has never had a competitor. It is the only book that takes a broad approach to sampling...any good personal statistics library should include a copy of this book." (Technometrics, Vol. 44, No. 4, November 2002)

"...an ideal reference for scientific researchers and other professionals who use sampling..."(Zentralblatt Math, Vol.1002, No.02, 2003)