You Have Been Randomly Selected: A Life Dedicated to Turning Research Findings into Practical Applications

Some scholars label the sample survey—the idea that small, randomly selected, well-designed samples can provide accurate estimates of large population attributes—as the most important social sciences invention of the 20th century. One of the world’s most recognized survey methodologists is Don A. Dillman. His findings raised the standards of evidence in the field and changed how researchers conduct thousands of essential surveys throughout the world—a United States Census Bureau director on...