It is shown how the criteria of efficiency and robustness can be integrated fruitfully in a single optimality criterion within the framework of the Unified Theory (Godambe 1955). This is achieved by extending the scope of the usual model-based estimation using appropriate sampling designs. Some situations of common occurrence in survey practice are discussed with a numerical study.
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