Structure of the book

This book is organized as follows. In Chapter 2, we provide the rationale for using sampling weights in the statistical analysis of survey data. In Chapter 3, we briefly describe the sampling framework of the CLSA. We provide codes for data import and preparation for survey analysis in Chapter 4. We compare the syntax, estimates and standard errors of survey summary procedures across different survey packages in Chapter 5. For regression analyses, we recommend to use the analytic weights, and provide the detailed descriptions in Chapter 6. In Chapter 7, we discuss subpopulation (i.e., domain) analysis in the survey context. Lastly, we provide some concluding remarks in Chapter 8.