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The first version of this book was published in 2001, the year I left the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information (ENSAI) in Rennes (France) to teach at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. This version came from several course materials of sampling theory that I had taught in Rennes. At the ENSAI, the collaboration with Jean‐Claude Deville was particularly stimulating.

The editing of this new edition was laborious and was done in fits and starts. I thank all those who reviewed the drafts and provided me with their comments. Special thanks to Monique Graf for her meticulous re‐reading of some chapters.

The almost 20 years I spent in Neuchâtel were dotted with multiple adventures. I am particularly grateful to Philippe Eichenberger and Jean‐Pierre Renfer, who successively headed the Statistical Methods Section of the Federal Statistical Office. Their trust and professionalism helped to establish a fruitful exchange between the Institute of Statistics of the University of Neuchâtel and the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

I am also very grateful to the PhD students that I have had the pleasure of mentoring so far. Each thesis is an adventure that teaches both supervisor and doctoral student. Thank you to Alina Matei, Lionel Quality, Desislava Nedyalkova, Erika Antal, Matti Langel, Toky Randrianasolo, Eric Graf, Caren Hasler, Matthieu Wilhelm, Mihaela Guinand‐Anastasiade, and Audrey‐Anne Vallée who trusted me and whom I had the pleasure to supervise for a few years.

Yves Tillé

Neuchâtel, 2018