2014-2015 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
STA 311 - Introduction to Survey Sampling
A project-oriented overview of topics related to survey sampling. Topics include sampling and non-sampling errors, questionnaire design, non-probability and probability sampling, commonly used sampling methods (e.g., simple random, stratified, systematic, cluster), estimating population sizes, and random response models. SAS or a sampling package software will be used. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: STA 216.
Credits: 3