This course concentrates on the statistical aspects of conducting and analyzing sample surveys with brief discussion on questionnaire design and sampling frame construction. The course will cover materials on various sampling designs including simple random, stratified, systematic and cluster sampling design, ratio and regression estimates, non-sampling errors, models, and complex surveys. Application to real data from public health and social research will be used to illustrate the material.
Prereq: STAT 5301 (529) or PubHBio 6211 (703), or equiv. Not open to students with credit for STAT 6510 (651). Cross-listed in STAT 6510.