book by Angus Deaton
This book covers the basics of using household surveys in crafting development policy. Parts of it have been assigned as required reading for the CDE spring elective, Program Evaluation.
The assigned reading includes Chapter 1, relating to data measurement.
Citation:
Deaton, Angus S.. 1997. The Analysis of Household Surveys : A Microeconometric Approach to Development Policy (English). Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/593871468777303124/The-Analysis-of-Household-Surveys-A-Microeconometric-Approach-to-Development-Policy