Topics in Survey Methodology and Survey Analysis, fall 2012
Topics in Survey Methodology and Survey Analysis, fall 2012
Lecturers
Part 1: Prof. Seppo Laaksonen
Part 2: Acting prof. Kimmo Vehkalahti
Part 3: Prof. Risto Lehtonen
Type
Advanced studies
Scope
Lectures 24 hours
PC classes 9 hours
Credits: 4/6 ECTS credits
Assessment: Active participation during the course, exam 4 cu + optional homework assignment of 2 cu
Description
The course covers materials on modern survey research methods used for empirical quantitative research in social and behavioral sciences and economics. Topics include study design, sampling methods, data collection and measurement, data cleaning (edit, imputation) and the analysis of complex survey data. The course is of applied type. Treatment of each method includes general description of the methodology, data requirements, computation, worked examples and real-world case studies. Selected computational tools (SAS, SPSS) are practiced in computer classes.
The course is intended to post-graduate students in social and behavioral sciences and economics but also can be included in methodologically oriented Master studies (e.g. the REMS program) and Master studies in statistical science.
Contents
Topics of Part 1 (Seppo Laaksonen): Study design, basic sampling techniques, data collection modes, treatment of nonresponse, reweighting, imputation techniques (single and multiple imputation), use of secondary data (data archives, administrative and register data sources). Examples include: The European Social Survey, The PISA and the Ethiopian Consumption and Welfare Monitoring Survey.
Topics of Part 2 (Kimmo Vehkalahti): Exploratory and confirmatory analysis, reliability, validity and measurement errors, data reduction with factor analysis, visualization of multidimensional data.
Topics of Part 3 (Risto Lehtonen): Hierarchical or multilevel data, analysis of multilevel or cluster correlated data, basic multilevel modelling, linear and logistic mixed models, software.
Lectures and PC classes
Part 1: Seppo Laaksonen
Lectures: Tuesday 11 Sept. at 14-18
Thursday 13 Sept. at 14-16
PC training: Thursday 13 Sept. at 16-19
Part 2: Kimmo Vehkalahti
Lectures: Tuesday 18 Sept. at 14-18
Thursday 20 Sept. at 14-16
PC training: Thursday 20 Sept. at 16-19
Part 3: Risto Lehtonen
Lectures: Tuesday 25 Sept. at 16-20 (please note timing!)
Thursday 27 Sept. at 14-16
PC training: Thursday 27 Sept. at 16-19
Venue: SSKH IT-sal, Snellmaninkatu 1. Please note the exception: Tuesday 18 Sept. at 14-16, Unioninkatu 37, seminar room 4
Exams
Course exam: Tuesday 2 October at 14:00-17:00, Unioninkatu 40, room 2
Course exam 2 (resit): *New*
Date: Monday 22 October 2012 at 12:00-16
Venue: Kumpula Campus, Exactum Building (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2b), Auditorium A111 / B123
Registration by 14 October 2012 (Weboodi)
Textbook
Lehtonen R. and Pahkinen E. (2004). Practical Methods for Design and Analysis of Complex Surveys. Second Edition. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. Chapter 8.
Additional materials:
International Handbook of Survey Methodology by Edith D. de Leeuw (Editor), Joop Hox (Editor), Don Dillman (Editor). (European Association of Methodology Series), 2008
Survey Methodology (Wiley Series in Survey Methodology) by Robert M. Groves (Author), Floyd J. Fowler (Author), Mick P. Couper (Author), James M. Lepkowski (Author), Eleanor Singer (Author), Roger Tourangeau (Author)
Applied survey methods: a statistical perspective by Jelke G. Bethlehem. John Wiley and Sons, 2009
Web materials
VLISS-virtual laboratory in survey sampling http://mathstat.helsinki.fi/VLISS/
Lecture materials
- Part 1 (Seppo Laaksonen). This part of several sub-files. The first one is here: http://wiki.helsinki.fi/download/attachments/87965093/Social+Statistics_+Survey+Concepts_Seppo.pdf. The next one here:http://wiki.helsinki.fi/download/attachments/87965093/Social+Statistics_+Questionnaires_Seppo.pdf. The third is below and considers the Ethiopian survey designs. The second day material is here: https://wiki.helsinki.fi/download/attachments/87965093/Social+Statistics_+Sampling+Principles_Seppo.pdf
A concrete practical survey example from Ethiopia, considered in the end of 11 Sept: http://wiki.helsinki.fi/download/attachments/87965093/Ethiopia_hy_2012.pdf
Additional downloads:
and Updated 20 Sept.
Additional downloads:
on logistic modelling of complex survey data
on multilevel modelling of complex survey data
on sampling and estimation design
Computer classes
Downloads for PC training:
Program codes:
for descriptive statistics on correlated responses (OHC data set)
for logistic regression on correlated responses (OHC data set)
for design-based logistic regression with Mplus (COMPLEX type analysis)
Data sets:
NOTE: CSPLAN file is created in PC session
PART 1: One task is to look at some ideas of questionnaires and their designing; this includes ESS questionnaires and possibly PISA questionnaires and British question banks etc mentioned in lectures. Second option is to download a ESS file from the ESS website and work with it. The third option is to look at the PISA file available here: https://wiki.helsinki.fi/download/attachments/87965093/Pisa_2009.zip
The best option is to work with her/his own file and to progress his/her own work further. Of course, the time is limited but continue during next parts.
Homework assignments (2 cu)
Alternatively, own data set can be used
NOTE: For those who plan homework based on own data: Please prepare a 1 page document describing study problem, data, methods and tools, and send it to the instructors as email attachment (pdf).
Meetings will be organized for details (if needed) after exam date (will be agreed separately).
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