Rejoinder of "Impact of Frequentist and Bayesian Methods on Survey Sampling
Practice: A Selective Appraisal" by J. N. K. Rao [arXiv:1108.2356]
According to Hansen, Madow and Tepping [J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 78 (1983)
776--793], "Probability sampling designs and randomization inference are widely
accepted as the standard approach in sample surveys." In this article, reasons
are advanced for the wide use of this design-based approach, particularly by
federal agencies and other survey organizations conducting complex large scale
surveys on topics related to public policy.