Journal of Official Statistics

Contents of  Issue: March, Vol.2, No.1, 1986

Estimation of Regression Parameters for Finite Populations: A Monte-Carlo Study
Michael A. Hidiroglou
pp. 3–11

Sampling From Finite Populations: Actual Coverage Probabilities for Confidence Intervals on the Population Mean
Jörgen Dalén
pp. 13–24

Reducing Refusal Rates in the Case of Threatening Questions: The ‘Door-in-the-Face’ Technique
Hans-J. Hippler and Gabriele Hippler
pp. 25–33

Miscellanea, Challenges of a Central Statistical Office in a Developing Economy: The Case of Zambia
Ben Kiregyera and J.P. Banda
pp. 35–42

International Training at the U.S. Bureau of the Census: An Insider's View
Karl K. Kindel
pp. 43–56

Current Research Problems Encountered at the U.S. Bureau of the Census
Kirk M. Wolter
pp. 57–70

Letters to the Editor, Survey Research Ought to Be Viewed and Practiced as Applied Statistics
pp. 71–76

Special Notes, ISI Section on Official Statistics, The 39th Annual Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques
p. 77

Book Reviews
pp. 79–89