Leslie Kish's impact on survey statistics [Symposium 2001] - ARCHIVED

This paper discusses in detail issues dealing with the technical aspects of designing and conducting surveys. It is intended for an audience of survey methodologists.

Leslie Kish, one of the pioneers of survey sampling, died on October 7, 2000, at the age of 90. This paper reviews how he has influenced survey statistics, mainly in terms of his research, but also in terms of his world-wide promotion of sound probability sampling methods. Kish's research had a broad range, covering sampling methods; non-sampling errors; small area estimation; observational studies; variance estimation and design effects; and survey designs across time and space. He promoted probability sampling designs through his writings, international consultancies , and in particular, through the highly effective, intensive summer Sampling Program for Foreign Statisticians that he established at the Survey Research Center of the University of Michigan.