内容简介
Analysisoftheproblems，theory，anddesignofsamplingtechniquesforsocialscientists，industrialmanagers，andotherswhofindstatisticsincreasinglyimportantintheirwork.Onlycollegealgebraassumed.Illustratedwithdozensofactuallarge-scalesurveysingovernmentandindustry."The'bible'ofsamplingstatisticians."—AmericanStatisticalAssociationJournal.1950edition.
作者简介
W.EdwardsDeming:Notable&QuotableW.EdwardsDeming(1900–1993)wasastatisticianwhopioneeredtheapplicationofstatisticaltechniquestothesolvingofmanufacturingandindustrialproblems,especiallyintheareaofqualitycontrol.WorkinginJapanafterWorldWarII,hebecamefamousfortheacceptancehistheorieshadamongleadersofJapaneseindustry,andsomadeasignificantcontributiontoJapan'sspectacularindustrialgrowthinthefollowingdecades.Afrequentconsultant,author,andlecturer,Demingwasknownforincisivequotationsthataimedattheheartofthematter.DoverfirstreprintedSomeTheoryofSampling,hisclassicbookonstatisticalsamplingtechniques,in1985.IntheAuthor'sOwnWords:
"InGodwetrust;allothersmustbringdata.""Ifyoucan'tdescribewhatyouaredoingasaprocess,youdon'tknowwhatyouaredoing.""Learningisnotcompulsory...neitherissurvival.""TheaverageAmericanworkerhasfiftyinterruptionsaday,ofwhichseventypercenthavenothingtodowithwork."—W.EdwardsDemingCriticalAcclaimforSomeTheoryofSampling:
"Itseemslikelythatforsometimetocomethisbookwillbethe'bible'ofsamplingstatisticians."—AmericanStatisticalAssociationJournal,,
