Survey Sampling /Otantamenetelmät, syksy 2015
Survey Sampling /Otantamenetelmät, syksy 2015
Lecturer
Code
78143
Type and Credits
Intermediate level course
Exam (6 cu) or exam plus (optional) practical/theoretical homework (2 cu), total 8 cu
Advanced level course
Exam (6 cu) plus (compulsory) practical/theoretical homework (2 cu), total 8 cu
Scope
Lectures and PC classes 24 hours, homework
Description
The course covers topics in modern survey sampling including basic sampling methods (simple random sampling, systematic sampling, PPS sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling), the estimation of finite population parameters, and data analysis under various sampling designs. Case studies (mainly in social and health sciences and official statistics) are presented. Computational tools (SAS, SPSS, R) are introduced and applied for real data sets. The course is of applied type.
When completing the course, students are expected to be familiar with main approaches, methods and computational tools in survey sampling methodology and becoming capable to apply the methods in typical real-world analysis situations. Basic knowledge in statistical inference, data analysis and statistical computation (SAS, SPSS, R) would help successful participation.
Target group
The course is intended to fit for students majoring or graduating in statistics and for Master level and post-graduate (doctoral) students in quantitative studies in applied sciences incl. social and behavioural sciences and economics (e.g. REMS). As an applied type course, the course also would fit well for statisticians and researchers in research institutes and elsewhere.
Schedule
II period
Lectures & PC training sessions: Tuesday at 15-19, first lecture 27 October, final lecture 8 December
Venue: Svenska social- och kommunalhögskolan (SSKH) IT-sal, City Centre campus, address: Snellmaninkatu 12
Exam: Wednesday 9 Dec. at 15:00-17:00 Snellmaninkatu 12 - SSKH room 209 ***NOTE CHANGE***
Moodle platform
https://moodle.helsinki.fi/course/view.php?id=18358
Access to slides, supplemental materials, program codes, data sets etc.
NOTE: Moodle problem resolved successively (26 Nov.)
NOTE: A valid user account for UH computer system is required.
Textbooks and selected articles
Lehtonen R. and Pahkinen E. (2004). Practical Methods for Design and Analysis of Complex Surveys. Second Edition. Chichester: Wiley. (Selected chapters)
e-book: Dawsonera Helka
Lehtonen R. and Djerf K. (2008). Survey sampling reference guidelines. Luxembourg: Eurostat Methodologies and Working papers.
Download here
Supplemental materials
UCLA - SAS Topics Survey Data Analysis
Web materials
VLISS-virtual laboratory in survey sampling
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