The R Companion for Sampling: Design and Analysis, designed to be read
alongside Sampling: Design and Analysis, Third Edition by Sharon L.
Lohr (SDA; 2022, CRC Press), shows how to use functions in base R and
contributed packages to perform calculations for the examples in SDA.
No prior experience with R is needed. Chapter 1 tells you how to obtain
R and RStudio, introduces basic features of the R statistical software
environment, and helps you get started with analyzing data.
Each subsequent chapter provides step-by-step guidance for working
through the data examples in the corresponding chapter of SDA, with
code, output, and interpretation. Tips and warnings help you develop
good programming practices and avoid common survey data analysis errors.
R features and functions are introduced as they are needed so you can
see how each type of sample is selected and analyzed. Each chapter
builds on the knowledge developed earlier for simpler designs; after
finishing the book, you will know how to use R to select and analyze
almost any type of probability sample.
All R code and data sets used in this book are available online to help
you develop your skills analyzing survey data from social and public
opinion research, public health, crime, education, business,
agriculture, and ecology.
