Department of Statistics

Recent Instructors Arroway, Pam	ST 432	Introduction to Survey Sampling
	Course Description Design principles pertaining to planning and execution of a sample survey. Simple random, stratified random, systematic and one- and two-stage cluster sampling designs. Emphasis on statistical considerations in analysis of sample survey data. Class project on design and execution of an actual sample survey. Course Syllabus Planning the sample survey Questionnaire design Survey interviewing Simple random sampling Stratified random sampling Ratio, regression, and difference sampling Systematic sampling Cluster sampling Two-stage cluster sampling Miscellaneous topics Course Prerequisites ST302 Preliminary introduction to SAS Course Corequisites None Recent Textbooks Sampling: Design and Analysis, by Lohr