Survey Design and Sampling Procedures

Survey Design and Sampling Procedures

This course will teach you the crafting of survey questions, the design of surveys, and different sampling procedures that are used in practice using basic principles of survey design.

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Overview

This course covers the crafting of survey questions, the design of surveys, and different sampling procedures that are used in practice. Longstanding basic principles of survey design are covered, and the impact of the trend toward increased respondent resistance is discussed.

Learning Outcomes

Students will learn how to construct an appropriate survey instrument with well-crafted closed-ended and open-ended questions. They will understand how and when surveys should be administered, how to choose a statistically correct sample, and how to evaluate response rates and common sources of survey error.

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Who Should Take This Course

Anyone who needs to know how to design questionnaires or sample and survey respondents to produce usable results.

Instructors

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Dr. Anthony Babinec

Mr. Anthony Babinec

Anthony Babinec is the President of AB Analytics. For over two decades, Tony Babinec has specialized in the application of statistical and data mining methods to the solution of business problems. Before forming AB Analytics, Babinec was Director of Advanced Products Marketing at SPSS; he worked on the marketing of Clementine and introduced CHAID, neural nets and other advanced technologies to SPSS users. He is on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Chapter of the American Statistical Association, where he has held various offices including President.

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Course Syllabus

Week 1

The Art and Craft of Asking Survey Questions

  • Crafting questions: the context
  • Closed-ended versus open-ended questions
  • Levels of measurement

Week 2

Sampling

  • What is a well-designed survey study?
  • Experiments and observational studies
  • Different types of designs, and their benefits and concerns

Week 3

Non-response

  • Populations, samples, and inclusion criteria
  • Different sampling methods-how to choose
  • Determining sample size
  • Acceptable response rate, sources of survey error

Week 4

Methods of Data Collection & The Survey Plan

  • Purpose of the survey
  • How will survey be administered?
  • Timing and resources required

Class Dates

2023

Aug 4, 2023 to Sep 1, 2023

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Prerequisites

None.

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The majority of our instructors have more than five years of teaching experience online at the Institute.

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What type of courses does the Institute offer?

The Institute offers approximately 80 courses each year. Topics include basic survey courses for novices, a full sequence of introductory statistics courses, bridge courses to more advanced topics. Our courses cover a range of topics including biostatistics, research statistics, data mining, business analytics, survey statistics, and environmental statistics.

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Additional Course Information

Organization of Course

This course takes place online at The Institute for 4 weeks. During each course week, you participate at times of your own choosing – there are no set times when you must be online. Course participants will be given access to a private discussion board. In class discussions led by the instructor, you can post questions, seek clarification, and interact with your fellow students and the instructor.

At the beginning of each week, you receive the relevant material, in addition to answers to exercises from the previous session. During the week, you are expected to go over the course materials, work through exercises, and submit answers. Discussion among participants is encouraged. The instructor will provide answers and comments, and at the end of the week, you will receive individual feedback on your homework answers.

Time Requirements

This is a 4-week course requiring 10-15 hours per week of review and study, at times of your choosing.

Homework

The homework in this course consists of short answer questions to test concepts, guided exercises in writing code, and guided data analysis problems using software.

Course Text

The required text is Survey Research Methods, Fifth Edition by Floyd J Fowler, Jr.

Sage Publication offers discounts to students at Statistics.com for many of their titles when the code S06SC is used during checkout on their website (the 0 is a zero not an alphabetical O).

Software

None

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Options for Credit and Recognition

This course is eligible for the following credit and recognition options:

No Credit
You may take this course without pursuing credit or a record of completion.

Mastery or Certificate Program Credit
If you are enrolled in mastery or certificate program that requires demonstration of proficiency in this subject, your course work may be assessed for a grade.

CEUs and Proof of Completion
If you require a “Record of Course Completion” along with professional development credit in the form of Continuing Education Units (CEU’s), upon successfully completing the course, CEU’s and a record of course completion will be issued by The Institute upon your request.

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