565 DESIGN OF SAMPLE SURVEYS

DEPARTMENT OF STATIS TICS
BUCHTEL COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
330.972.6886 (TELEPHONE)
Course Description
3470:465/565
Prerequisite:
Design of Sample Surveys
3 credits
3470:461/561 Applied Statistics or equivalent.
Course Description: Design and analysis of frequently used sample survey
techniques.
Course Topics:
Introduction
A review of some basic concepts
Elements of the sampling problem
Simple random sampling
Stratified random sampling
Ratio, regression, and difference estimation
Systematic sampling
Cluster sampling
Two-stage cluster sampling
Estimation the population size
Multistage sampling
Economic design surveys
Issues with statistical inferences from survey data
Fall 2014