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[ 551STMESPVK14 ] KV Sampling Methods

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Es ist eine neuere Version 2023W dieser LV im Curriculum Master's programme Sociology 2024W vorhanden.
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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
4 ECTS B2 - Bachelor's programme 2. year Statistics Helga Wagner 2 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Pre-requisites (*)keine
Original study plan Bachelor's programme Statistics 2015S
Objectives Students will learn to draw probabilty samples out of existing populations on their own. They will learn to use information on the population to be able to choose an adequate sampling design and estimation procedure. Furthermore, students will possess the ability to look in-depth at literature in sampling theory, particularly in the "missing data" literature.
Subject Representativeness of samples, simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, cluster sampling, two-stage random sampling, non-random sampling (quota sampling), Horvitz-Thompson estimator, ratio and regression estimation, the problem with nonresponse, basics of bootstrapping
Criteria for evaluation Homework assignments and a final examination
Methods
  • Lecture by instructor
  • discussion of the homework assignments by the students
  • independent work with sample data
Language German
Study material
  • Quatember, A. (2014). Datenqualität in Stichprobenerhebungen - Stichprobenverfahren. Springer, Heidelberg.

Supplementary material:

  • Lohr, S. (2010). Sampling: Design and Analysis. 2nd edition, Brooks/Cole, Boston.
  • Särndal, C.-E., Swensson, B. and Wretman, J. (1992). Model Assisted Survey Sampling. Springer, New York.
Changing subject? No
Further information This course will only be offered during the Summer Semester.
Corresponding lecture (*)4MSSTKV: KV Stichprobenverfahren (4 ECTS)
Earlier variants They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
4MSSTKV: KV Sampling Methods (2002W-2014S)
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 40
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority