STAT312-12S1 (C)
Sampling Methods
This is a semester one course worth 15 points.
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Posted by Carl Scarrott on March 5 2012, 2:27 pm
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Carl.
Course Information
STAT312 and STAT455 are courses in survey methods, concentrating mainly on sample designs. The course is designed to give students an understanding of how to select samples from various types of populations of varying characteristics and produce population estimates along with measures of uncertainties in those estimates. Also you will gain some insights in the practical applications of the design of survey collections.
The lecturer for this course has worked for many years designing samples and surveys for Statistics New Zealand.
Learning outcomes
• being able to relate the inferences from the sample to the population and define and quantify quality measures on these inferences
• understand simple random, stratified, cluster, pps and adaptive sample designs along with their strengths and weaknesses leading to good decision making as to which one to use in a particular circumstance
• the design and testing of data collection instruments, mainly in terms of questionnaire design
• gain an understanding of the practical difficulties of collecting data and possible methods to overcome deficiencies in the data collection
• writing a technical report
Enquiries
Dr Carl Scarrott
Room 721 Erskine Building
Phone Extension 8338
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