Imputation is commonly used to compensate for item non-response in sample surveys. If we treat the imputed values as if they are true values, and then compute the variance estimates by using standard methods, such as the jackknife, we can seriously underestimate the true variances. We propose a...

Bayesian methods for inference on finite population means and other parameters by using sample survey data face hurdles in all three phases of the inferential procedure: the formulation of a likelihood function, the choice of a prior distribution and the validity of posterior inferences under...